Poster, 'The Air Force Needs Men!'

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Title

Poster, 'The Air Force Needs Men!'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a recruitment poster designed and printed in the early years of World War II. 'The Air Force Needs Men!' is an invitation to New Zealanders to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). The heroic and glamorous pose of the pilot looking skyward, possibly after a dangerous mission, provides a noble example. In fact the pilot is a self-portrait of the artist, Claude Wade. EffectivenessMany New Zealanders answered the call. The success of such recruitment posters can be partly measure...

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Format

Image

Date created

Early 1941

Creator

Claude Wade / Wilson & Horton Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/592731

Related subjects

War / World War, 1939-1945 / paper / printing ink / political posters / photomechanical processes / Wellington / New Zealand

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