Glasgow's Red Triangle Campaign | Imperial War Museums

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Object description

whole: the image occupies the majority, with the title and text separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in red, set against a white background. Further text is integrated and positioned in the upper right, in white. image: a full-length depiction of a British infantryman watching a queue of soldiers walk towards a YMCA hut. text: Y.M.C.A. Edgar Wright GLASGOW'S RED TRIANGLE CAMPAIGN Commences DECEMBER 9. GRAHAM WRIGHT and Co, NEW COMPTON ST. W.2.

Physical description

The same image was also used in two other posters (see PST 13224 and PST 13204).

Inscription

17674

Object details

Category

Related period

First World War (content)

Creator

Wright, Edgar (Undefined)
Graham, Wright and Co, London (printer)
Young Men's Christian Association [YMCA] (publisher/sponsor)

Place made

Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph and letterpress

Dimensions

Support: Height 765 mm, Width 505 mm

Mount: Height 786 mm, Width 509 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM PST 13206

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