There when wanted.
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
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 four stones
Matrix size
102.6 x 75.0 cm (printed image)
Support
2 sheets of paper, subsequently laid on canvas, 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
110229
Accession number
81.172
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
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013