Erk's Eye View or No Glamour in Balloons: "Democracy goes to war to defend Democracy."

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Object description

image: A cartoon in two parts. The first part shows men in cricket gear walking in and out of two doors marked 'Gentlemen' and 'Players'. It is dated 1938. The second part shows two RAF personnel walking in and out of two doors, one marked 'Officers' and the other 'Other Ranks'. This is dated 1939.

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Fernley Mch 42

Object details

Category

Art

Creator

Fernley, Leonard Charles

Production date

1942-03-01

Materials

Support: paper

medium: ink

Dimensions

Support: Height 185 mm, Width 260 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 16531 62

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