Due to a desire by the Ministry of Information (MoI) to remain anonymous information concerning Second World War posters is very scanty, with dates and details of artists rarely available.
Unless otherwise stated, posters are British, and seen/assumed to be the most common size: 20″ x 30″, with reproductions taken from postcards or IWM copies. STILL IN PROGRESS
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| 1 |  ‘Britons [Kitchener] wants YOU’
Date: 1914-1916 Artist: Alfred Leete (1882-1933) Printer: Victoria House Printing Co. Ltd., London Size: 291/2” x 20″ Source: IWM PST 2734 |
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| 2 |  ‘Klinom Krasnym bei Belykh’ (Beat the Whites with the Red wedge)
Origin: U.S.S.R., 1919 Artist: El Lissitsky Source: Lissitsky, K. El Lissitsky, 1968, Plate 4 |
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| 3 | ‘ Udarnuiu uborku bol’shevistskomu urozhaiu’ (For shock-brigade reaping andfor a Bolshevik harvest) Origin: U.S.S.R., 1934 Artist: Maria Voron Size: 41″ x 28″ Source: (Hoover Institution Archives: RU/SU 1611) in Paret, P., Lewis, B.I., and Paret, P. Persuasive Images: Posters of War and Revolution, 1992, p115 |
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| 4 | ‘ Und Du? (And you?)
Origin: Germany, 1932 Artist: Ludwig Hohlwein Size: 34″ x24″ Source: (Hoover Institution Archives: GE1694) in Paret, P., Lewis, B.I., and Paret, P. Persuasive Images: Posters of War and Revolution, 1992, p109 |
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| 5 |  ‘Pneumatik’Origin: Germany, 1926 Artist: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Source: Kostelanetz, R. (ed) Moholy-Nagy, 1970, Plate 27 |
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| 6 | C over for Bauhaus no. 1
Date: 1928 Origin: Germany Artist: Herbert Bayer Source: Willett, J. The Weimar Years: a culture cut short, 1984, p45 |
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| 7 | ‘ Hitler will send no warning – so always carry your gas mask’
Date: 1941 Printer: J. Weiner Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 0415 (Opie, R. The Wartime Scrapbook: from Blitz to Victory, 1995, p10) |
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| 8 |  ‘Gas Attack’
Date: 1941 Printer: Fosh and Cross Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 0136 (MO-A: Poster Inventory) |
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| 9 | ‘ Your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution, will bring us victory’Date: 1939 Source: IWM PST 0052 (Hunt, J. and Watson, S. Britain and the Two World Wars, 1990, p124) |
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| 10 |  ‘Go to it!’
Printer: Perry Colourprint, London Source: IWM PST 0661 |
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| 11 | ‘ Mightier Yet’
Artist: Harold Pym Printer: Greycaine Ltd, London Source: IWM PST 4086 |
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| 12 | ‘ Firebomb Fritz’
Printers: Fosh and Cross Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 0199 |
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| 13 | ‘L et your shopping help our shipping’
Printer: J. Weiner Ltd., London Size: 10″ x 15″ Source: IWM PST 0708 (Briggs, S. Keep Smiling Through, 1975, p155) |
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| 14 | ‘Dig for Victory’
Printer: J. Weiner Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 0059 |
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| 15 | ‘ Your Britain, Fight for it now’
Date: 1942 Artist: Frank Newbould (1887-1951) Printer: Adams Bros and Shardlow, Ltd. Size: 197/8” x 293/4” Source: IWM PST 0069 |
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| 16 | ‘Y our Britain, Fight for it now’ (Finsbury Health Centre)Date: 1942 Artist: Abram Games Printer: Henry Hildesley Ltd., London Size: 197/8” x 295/16” Source: IWM PST 2911 |
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| 17 | ‘ In spite of [Hitler] there’s work to be done
Source: Begley, G. Keep Mum: Advertising Goes to War, 1975, p28 |
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| 18 |  ‘….. but of course it mustn’t go any further!’
Date: 1940 Artist: Fougasse Size: 24″ x 40″ Source: IWM PST 3725 (M-O A: Poster Inventory) |
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| 19 | ‘ Nazi War Aims – Grab! Grab!! Grab!!!’
Size: 20″ x 141/2” Source: IWM PST 8151 |
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| 20 | ‘T he Red Army’s Fight is Your Fight’
Date: 1941 Source: Freeman, R.A. Britain at War, 1990, p55 |
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| 21 |  ‘The Moscow Standard’
Source: H.M.S.O. Persuading the People, 1995, p78 |
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| 22 | ‘ Russia’s Fight is Ours!’
Printer: William Brown and Co. Ltd., London Size: 393/4” x 193/8” Source: PRO, INF 13/123/19 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: British Posters 1939-45, 1989, Plate 43) |
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| 23 |  ‘Maneater’
Source: IWM PST 0176 |
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| 24 |  ‘You never know who’s listening!’
Date: 1940 Artist: Fougasse Size: 121/2” x 8″ Source: IWM PST 0142 (Darracott, J. and Loftus, B. (Imperial War Museum) Second World War Posters, 1972, p28) |
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| 25 | ‘W HEN? it’s up to us!’
Date: 1941 Source: Marshall Cavendish Collection, Images of War, 1996 |
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| 26 | ‘Women of Britain, arm him’
Printer: Stafford and Co. Ltd., Nottingham Source: IWM PST 3378 |
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| 27 | ‘Women of Britain, Come Into the Factories’ Artist: Zec Printer: Lowe and Brydone, London Source: IWM PST 3645 |
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| 28 | ‘Cover your hair for safety. Your Russian sister does!’ Printer: Loxley Bros Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 3151 (McLaine, I. Ministry of Morale: Home |
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| 29 | ‘Keep on Saving’ Printer: Chromoworks Ltd., London Size: 591/2” Source: PRO, NSC 5/139 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of |
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| 30 | ‘Together!’
Date: Passed for publication 22/8/41 Printer: Lowe and Brydone, London Source: IWM PST 3158 and PRO, INF 2/3/277 (Cantwell, J.D. Images |
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| 31 | ‘Combined Operations Include You’ Artist: Harold Pym Printer: Chromoworks Ltd., London Size: 293/4” x 193/4” Source: PRO, INF 13/122/21 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: |
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| 32 | ‘Dig on for Victory’ Artist: Peter Fraser Source: PRO, INF 3/96 |
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| 33 | ‘Is your journey really necessary?’ Date: 1942-1944 Artist: Bert Thomas Printer: Haycock Press, London Size: 243/4” x 193/4” Source: IWM PST 0144 and PRO, AN 2/1126 |
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| 34 | ‘Deserve Victory’ Publisher: Graham and Gillies Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 3107 |
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| 35 | ‘Coughs and sneezes spread diseases’ Date: Early 1942 Artist: H.M. Bateman Printer: Chromoworks Ltd., London Size: 2813/16” x 1911/16” Source: IWM PST 3429 |
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| 36 | ‘Turn this raw material into war material’ Printer: W.E. Berry Ltd., Bradford Source: IWM PST 3757 |
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| 37 | ‘Paper, Metal, Bones, Rags and Rubber for Salvage’ Artist: Fougasse Printer: Flemings, Leicester Size: 40″ x 24″ Source: IWM PST 3702 |
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| 38 | ‘A few careless words may end in this’ Date: c.1940 Artist: Norman Wilkinson Printer: Greycaine Ltd., Watford and London Size: 20″ x 147/8” Source: IWM PST 0740 and PRO, INF 13/216/3 (Cantwell, |
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| 39 | ‘They talked…’ Printer: J. Weiner Ltd., London Size: 91/2” x 14″ Source: IWM PST 0709 (Life, 30/11/40, from a selection |
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| 40 | ‘She talked…’ Printer: Fosh and Cross Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 5239 (Life, 30/11/40, from a selection |
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| 41 | ‘He talked…’ Source: Life, 30/11/40, from a selection |
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| 42 | ‘ATS at the wheel’ Artist: Beverley Pick Printer: Field Sons and Co., Bradford Size: 291/4” x 191/4” Source: IWM PST 4946 and PRO, INF 13/42/8 |
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| 43 | ‘Go through your wardrobe’ Artist: Donia Nachshen Printer: W.R. Royle and Sons Ltd., London Size: 293/4” x 193/4” Source: IWM PST 4773 and PRO, INF 13/144/1 |
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| 44 | ‘Join the ATS’ Date: 1941 Artist: Abram Games Printer: Fosh and Cross Ltd, London Size: 283/4” x 191/16” Source: IWM PST 5207 |
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| 45 | ‘YOU are wanted too! Join the A.T.S’ Date: 1941 Source: Sunday Express, 26/10/41 from a selection of newspaper |
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| 46 | ‘Lend a hand on the land at a farming holiday camp’ Artist: Eileen Evans Printer: Chromoworks Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 0143 |
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| 47 | ‘Join the Women’s Land Army’ Printer: Fosh and Cross Ltd, London Size: 30″ x 191/2” Source: PRO, INF 13/140/19 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: |
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| 48 | ‘Careless talk costs lives. Keep mum, She’s not so dumb!’ Artist: G. Lacoste Date: c.1940 Printer: Johnson, Riddle and Co. Size: 147/8” Source: IWM PST 2817 and PRO, EXT 1/119/20 (Cantwell, J.D. |
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| 49 | ‘Careless talk costs lives. Keep mum – she’s not so dumb’ Size: 143/4” x 93/4” Source: PRO, EXT 1/119/19 (Cantwell, J.D. Images |
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| 50 | ‘Careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody – not even her’ Size: 143/4″ x 97/8″ Source: (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: British Posters |
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| 51 | ‘Careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody – not even her’ Size: 147/8″ x 97/8″ Source: PRO, EXT 1/119/18 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: |
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| 52 | ‘Don’t tell aunty & uncle, or cousin Jane, and certainly not…’ Artist: G. Lacoste Source: IWM PST 3733 |
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| 53 | ‘A maiden loved…’ Date: c.1939 Artist: G. Lacoste Source: IWM PST 3417 |
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| 54 | ‘The Silent Column’ Source: McLaine, I. Ministry of Morale: Home Front |
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| 55 | ‘Hello boy friend, coming MY way?’ Date: 1943-44 Artist: Reginald Mount Size: 137/8” x 91/4” Source: IWM PST 0800 (Cantwell, J.D. Images of War: British |
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| 56 | ‘Here comes the bride’ Date: 1942-44 Artist: Reginald Mount Printer: W.R. Royle and Son Ltd. Size: 91/2” x 14″ Source: IWM PST 3417 |
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| 57 | ‘Tomorrow’s Citizen’ Printer: Henry Hildesley Ltd., London Size: 91/2” x 14″ Source: IWM PST 3416 |
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| 58 | ‘We’re playing one ‘man’ short -and that’s YOU!’ (Rejected design) Source: H.M.S.O. Persuading the People, 1995, |
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| 59 | ‘We’re playing one ‘man’ short -and that’s YOU!’ Source: H.M.S.O. Persuading the People, 1995, |
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| 60 | ‘Be in the fashion – cover your hair’ Artist: Initialled ‘aR’ Printer: Loxley Bros Ltd., London Source: IWM PST 3678 |
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| 61 | ‘She’s in the ranks too!’ (Rejected design) Source: H.M.S.O. Persuading the People, 1995, |
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| 62 | ‘Women wanted for evacuation service’ Date: 1939 Artist: Jack Matthew Source: IWM PST 5873 |
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| 63 | ‘If only they’d tell us all what to do.’ Date: 1942 Artist: Fougasse Source: Briggs, S. Keep Smiling Through, 1975, p94 |
If you wish to cite from this page, please use the following citation:
Lewis, R.M., ‘List of Pictorial Illustrations, Undergraduate Thesis: The planning, design and reception of British home front propaganda posters of the Second World War’, <URL>, written April 1997, accessed Enter Date Here
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