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Displaying Prints number 3934; |
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) |
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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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