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Title

Final Design for War Poster "Men of Valor. They Fight for You" : war propaganda campaign - World War II.

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Item (linked) part of

Hubert Rogers fonds [graphic material] (R10411-0-3-E)

Date(s)

1942

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 watercolour / aquarelle : pen and black ink, brush and black ink with grey and black washes over pencil on commercial board
Support: 88.000 x 76.500
Image: 72.500 x 55.900

Scope and content

a final design for the war poster "Men of Valor. They Fight for You" featuring Capt. Fred Slocombe and brave crew delivering an icebreaker to Murmansk through a raging sea and aerial battle;
there are also, in the collection, several preliminary studies as well as English and French actual posters - see Acc. Nos. 1987-72x-94;95;96;103;104
Poster produced for Wartime Information Board

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

90: Open
Restricted. Document requires special ha
ndling because of fragility

Graphic (art)
Copy negative C-103326

90: Open

Graphic (art)

90: Open

Box
A537/X3 Item no. assigned by LAC 211

90: Open

Other accession no.

00211
1987-072 PIC

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1987-72-211 The Hubert Rogers Collection, Gift of Mrs. Helen Priest Rogers
Copyright: Estate of the artist until 2032

Additional name(s)

Artist: Rogers, Hubert Reginald, 1898-1982.

Additional information

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: inscribed in brush and black ink, recto, b.r.: HUBERT / ROGERS / OTTAWA; in green pencil, verso, u.r: RETURN TO / ROLPH-CLARK STONE LTD. / TORONTO CANADA (partial)

Subject heading

1. Seamen.
2. Campaigns & battles.
3. Airplanes.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON28395

MIKAN no.

2860134