Poster, Christmas 1945 Lord Mayor’s Food for Britain Appeal

Poster, Christmas 1945 Lord Mayor’s Food for Britain Appeal c. 1945

GARRETT, Kershaw (designer)

Registration number

1753085

Artist/maker

GARRETT, Kershaw (designer)

Title

Poster, Christmas 1945 Lord Mayor’s Food for Britain Appeal

Production date

c. 1945

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

100 x 73 cm

Inscriptions

CHRISTMAS ... 1945 / ITS UP TO US / THE LORD MAYOR''''''''''''''''S / FOOD FOR / BRITAIN / APPEAL

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Lord Mayor's, Food for Britain, World War II, WWII, 1939-1945

Summary

After the World War II ended with VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day on 19 August, 1945, Britain was forced to appeal for food aid from its Commonwealth allies. Melbourne, along with other cities and towns in Australia, gave generously via what is now known as the Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund.