Giving him a hand.
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Date made
1899
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Poster
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones
Matrix size
101.8 x 75.0 cm (printed image)
Support
paper subsequently mounted on cardboard
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Subject description
Poster supporting the recruitment campaign for the Boer War - directed at older men who are urged to become members of the Police Force so that younger compatriots can go to war.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
110226
Accession number
81.171
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1980/81 (1981-02-09)
Provenance
Collection of Keith Kingrove (1910-1995), who formed a major collection of material relating to Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) and the art of Bookplates. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Keith Wingrove, Highgate, February 1981.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
War: Boer War (South African War), 1899-1902
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist