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Designs for wartime information campaign 'Careless Talk Costs Lives'

Cyril Kenneth Bird 'Fougasse', 1940

V&A South Kensington, London
© The artist's estate

Eight original designs for the 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' poster campaign. The designs are close in appearance to the issued posters and show the development of the final slogan which started as 'Careless Talk May Cost Us All Dear'. The campaign revolutionised official propaganda by using humour.

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Title of artwork, date

Designs for wartime information campaign 'Careless Talk Costs Lives', 1940

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Pen & pencil & watercolour on paper

Dimensions

33 x 20.5 cm

Grant

15000

Total cost

37000

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