1943WW2 SIGNED Dig Out Those Flints Before They Cut Your Tyres Home Front Poster

Description

1943 SIGNED Dig Out Those Flints Before They Cut Your Tyres To Shreds Home Front Poster
HM Stationary Office
Signed
Bert Thomas
Herbert Samuel Thomas
was born in Newport, Gwent and initially served as an apprentice metal engraver, specializing in brass door plates. Thomas also drew cartoons, which were published in The Bystander, The Graphic and Punch magazines in the years prior to the First World War.
In 1914 Thomas joined the Artist's Rifles. While serving in the regiment he drew his most famous cartoon 'Arf a mo' Kaiser' which was used as a poster raising funds to supply cigarettes and tobacco for British soldiers. The poster proved a great success, raising over £250,000. The image of a grinning Tommy lighting a pipe embodied the stoical spirit of the British soldier during the war. The design was adapted during the Second World War as 'Arf a mo' Hitler'.
Thomas also designed numerous posters advertising the later campaigns of the National War Savings Committee. He mainly worked with ink and brush, but also experimented with other styles, including simple flat pattern designs derived from sources such as the 'Beggarstaff Brothers'.
After the war, Thomas published a series of cartoon books including 'Red and Black: A Book of Drawings' and 'Fun at the Seaside'. He also sketched portraits, his sitters including Nancy Astor and British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley.
During the Second World War he again designed posters. "Is Your Journey Really Necessary?" (1942), one of his best known designs, attempted to discourage civilian rail travel.
Signed as part of the printing process
These posters were found folded.  I will also fold to ship.
POSTERS ARE GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
Please see photos for condition details.  761 mm x 505 mm
Contact me for international shipping!
Please wait for an invoice for combined shipping.