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ABRAM GAMES (1914-1996)
A.T.S. 1942.
28 1/4x19 inches, 71 3/4x48 1/4 cm. James Haworth & Brother Ltd, London. Condition A-: minor abrasions and restoration at edges and along vertical and horizontal folds.
Born in Whitechapel, London, Abram Games became one of Britain's foremost graphic artists. Largely self-taught, Games opened his studio in 1936 and before the war, was already designing posters for major clients such as Shell, The London Transport and The National Post-Office. In 1942, he was appointed the "Official War Poster Designer" at the War Office, in which capacity he created more than 100 posters, and became the key person for British war communication. This image followed Games' controversial 1941 poster for the ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service], which featured a "blonde bombshell" - an image considered to racy to be used on that original poster. Not in Games.
