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POSTERS: Anti-rumour and careless talk: Careless talk costs lives 'You know a vital...
Catalogue reference: INF 3/269
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This record is about the POSTERS: Anti-rumour and careless talk: Careless talk costs lives 'You know a vital... dating from [1939-1949] in the series Ministry of Information: Original Art Work. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- INF 3/269
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1939-1949]
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Description (What the record is about)
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POSTERS: Anti-rumour and careless talk: Careless talk costs lives 'You know a vital secret - keep it dark' (drawings of plans and shipping documents). Artist: Le Witt and Him. Media/Technique: Thick gouache / poster paint on artboard. Stylised angular technique. Damage to paint surface running through centre right and flaking pigment. Pin marks around the edge. Pigments: The light blue at the top centre has been identified as containing cobalt blue. Artists signature Lewitt - Him 44. Other media/information: Linen around the edges. Pencil notes on right side on linen 'Clean the lettering'. Verso: INF 3/269 in black copy pencil. NOTE: Original cannot be produced; For surrogate copy, please order INF 3/269/1.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3454482/
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Ministry of Information: Original Art Work
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