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WW2 Safety Poster 1943 | Abram Games He Wanted To See Inside
WW2 Safety Poster 1943 | Abram Games He Wanted To See Inside
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Two skeleton hands grip bomb components atop a red coffin, set against a stormy sky with an explosion in the distance. The bold yellow text delivers a stark warning about ammunition tampering.
Designed by Abram Games for the British Army in 1943, this modernist safety poster addressed the serious problem of soldiers tampering with ordnance. Games, appointed Official War Poster Artist, created over 100 posters during World War Two, employing his philosophy of 'maximum meaning, minimum means'.
The poster's composition is masterful: the red coffin rises like a platform toward heaven while the explosion below suggests the consequences of careless handling. The skeleton's persistence in tampering, even in death, creates a macabre but memorable safety message for the home front.
Restored from archival source as a fine art print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte paper, depicting Games's bold modernist design and wartime urgency.
