Flying Colours?

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Description

Object description

whole: the image is positioned in the lower three-quarters, set against a white background and held within a black border. The title is separate and positioned in the upper quarter, in white outlined black cursive script. The text is integrated and placed in the upper left and lower quarter, in black, and separate and located across the bottom edge, in white. All set against a blue background. image: full-length depictions of the cartoon characters Old Bill and Young Bert. They stand before an open stage door, wearing their infantry uniforms. text: 'Flying Colours?' STAGE DOOR Bruce Bairnsfather 'We won't find a better 'ole than this, Bert.' JOHN WADDINGTON, LIMITED GREAT WILSON ST. LEEDS AND LONDON. ALBERT DE COURVILLE'S PRODUCTION

Physical description

A section has been left blank at the top of the poster to allow the addition of the name of the theatre.

Label

Association: see Notes to PST/2731

Inscription

6520

Inscription

POS 168

Inscription

Object Details

Category

Posters

Creator

Bairnsfather, Bruce (Undefined)
John Waddington Ltd, London and Leeds (printer)
Albert de Courville (publisher/sponsor)

Production date

1918

Place made

Great Britain, United Kingdom

Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 737 mm, Width 482 mm

Mount: Height 743 mm, Width 485 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM PST 2728

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Old Bill
Young Bert
Bairnsfather, Bruce
Albert de Courville
Associated events

WW1 British Home Front
Associated places

Great Britain GB
Associated subjects

rifle
Bag
cap
Associated keywords

Entertainment
cartoons
theatre
Advertising
Military Personnel
Uniforms
humorous

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