Whos absent? Is it you? / printed by Andrew Reid Co. Ltd. 50 Grey Street Newcastle-on-Tyne. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Whos absent? Is it you? / printed by Andrew Reid Co. Ltd. 50 Grey Street Newcastle-on-Tyne.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Whos absent? Is it you? / printed by Andrew Reid Co. Ltd. 50 Grey Street Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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John Bull, the cartoon personification of Britain, points straight out of this 1915 color lithograph and asks viewers whether they are the missing man. Printed by Andrew Reid & Co. of Newcastle-on-Tyne as poster no. 125, it belongs to Britain's voluntary recruiting campaign, which ran until conscription began in January 1916. The record credits the design to Joseph Binder, and the direct address of the pointing figure shows how recruiting posters turned a general appeal into a personal question.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 74 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Poster no. 125. Title from item. · Binder Joseph 1898-1972 artist. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. John Bull (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. Pointing fingers--1910-1920. Military personnel--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,984 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1138_Whos_absent_Is_it_you_1915 |
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