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Original Vintage WWII Poster Future Progress Savings Industry Modernism Design

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Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring stylised montage artwork by the British magazine and book illustrator and graphic designer Eric Fraser (1902-1983) depicting different materials labelled - fabrics steel concrete coal wood - with images of an industrial factory with metal pipes and tubes, a hand emerging from a dark cave reaching out to vegetables growing from the ground, wooden shapes cut out like a plane with silhouettes of trees and shapes of a telephone and chair, a red dress on a roll of cloth on the side with the title and rest of the text below - from the Original by Eric Fraser RI. Fraser was known for his illustrations for the Radio Times, Everyman's Library book series and J.R.R. Tolkien's Folio Society edition of The Lord of the Rings. Issued by the National Savings Committee. Printed for HM Stationery Office by Fosh and Cross Ltd, London. Good condition, restored paper loss in bottom right corner, restored tears, restored creasing, minor staining, trimmed bottom edge, paper skimming, backed on linen.
  • Creator:
    Eric Fraser (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940s
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: Restored paper loss in bottom right corner, restored tears, restored creasing, trimmed bottom edge, backed on linen. Good condition, restored paper loss in bottom right corner, restored tears, restored creasing, minor staining, trimmed bottom edge, paper skimming, backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012631676382

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