Save for Prosperity – Building Homes for Heroes (c. 1950s)
Original vintage poster
38 x 26 cm
Issued by the National Savings Committee, London; the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast.
Printed for HM Stationery Office by W R Royle & Son, Ltd.
A stylish, interesting poster: two men are hard at work building a house, and other scaffolded houses-to-be appear in the background. The National Savings Committee tells us that building new homes for war veterans is one of the scheme’s priorities. The artist uses the same red of the houses’ roofs to colour the men’s necks and arms – illustrating, perhaps, the tension and strength of their muscles.
Condition: generally very good; couple of old creases and five pin holes to top.
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