Curiosity Ignorance Bravado WWII Abram Games

£750.00

Original vintage World War Two safety poster - Curiosity Ignorance Bravado Accidents occur daily from each of these causes. Treat ammunition with respect and save it to kill the enemy - featuring a modernist design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a hand grenade and bomb on a coffin in red stretching on the grey lined ground into the distance to an explosion with the smoke rising against the stormy sky, the bold stylised lettering in yellow diagonally above and in black and red below. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Alf Cooke Ltd, Leeds and London. Good condition, restored paper losses in top corners, restored tears, backed on linen.

Country

UK

Year

1943

Style

War Posters

Artist

Abram Games

Size (cm)

73x49