James Gardner
Back Them Up WWII RAF Royal Air Force Knapsack Germany
UK: 1944
- $1,277
Original vintage World War Two poster - Back Them Up! - featuring dynamic artwork by Leslie James Gardner (1907-1995) depicting RAF Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim aircraft dropping bombs during a raid on an industrial facility near Cologne / Koln in August 1941 with a British Union Jack flag visible on the plane in the foreground as it flies over explosions on a building by a railway line with the title and slogan in the border below: The bombing in daylight of the power station at Knapsack, Germany, by the Royal Air Force. Printed in London, England, by Chromoworks Ltd. Good condition, restored tears, restored folds, restored paper loss, backed on linen. Size: 76x50.5 cm
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