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VARIOUS ARTISTS THE EMPIRE'S STRENGTH / THESE ARE THE SINEWS OF WAR. Group of 7 posters. Circa 1940. Each approximately 39 1/4x24 3/4 inches, 99 3/4x63 cm. Condition varies, generally A- / B+: sharp vertical and horizontal folds. Paper. A rare set of posters from the early days of World War II, highlighting the contributions of Britain's colonies to the war effort. In many ways an extension of the campaign run by the Empire Marketing Board in the late 1920s and early 1930s, these posters were designed by some of Britain's best known and most recognized poster artists. This group contains works by Frederick Herrick, Dora Batty, Kurt Henderson, C.W. Bacon, Fred Taylor, Clive Gardiner and H.S. Williamson.
