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Database Type: Prints
Item ID Number: 3934;
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Print Number |
3934 |
Painter |
Filipowski, R. |
Title |
The Torch; Be Yours to Hold it High! If Ye Break Faith with Us Who Die We Shall Not Sleep, Though Poppies Grow in Flanders Fields. |
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Date |
c. 1939 |
Publisher |
Ministry of War Services |
Place of Publication |
Canada |
Image Size (mm) |
890 x
590 |
Image Size (Inches) |
35.04 x
23.23 |
Paper Size (mm) |
920 x
606 |
Paper Size (Inches) |
36.22 x
23.86 |
Platemark Size (mm) |
x
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Platemark Size (Inches) |
x
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Coloring |
Printed in Color |
Medium |
Lithograph |
Condition |
Very Good, laid down on acid free canvas for long term preservation. |
Notes |
Iconic poster commemorating the sacrifices made during the First World War, with the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, in the background, and a heroic figure raising the torch of liberty in the foreground, symbolizing the cause for which the soldiers fell.
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Price (US$) |
1000 |
Short Description |
Advertising Canadian; Military Canadian; Posters; 20th Century Art, Art Nouveau & Deco; |
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