The Call of the Open
British post-WWI Recruiting Poster
- 1917
- Graham Simmons
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20 x 30 1/2 inches ~ (50 x 76 cm)$1,250
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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Original British WWI recruiting poster - The Call of the Open - featuring an illustration of a smiling soldier standing over a city in shades of grey - house rooftops, traffic packed streets, a bridge, a cathedral and smoking factory chimneys leading to the direction of his hand presenting to the viewer a bright and colourful view of army tents in a field with trees and the rolling hills of the British countryside below a cloudy blue sky.
Royal Navy poster printed by Banks.
Please note minor tears and losses along edges.
