Original 1915 WW1 Poster Daddy What Did YOU Do in the Great War Lumley Framed

Original First World War recruiting poster 'Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?', designed by Savile Lumley and issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, as Poster No. 79 in 1915. Lettered along the lower edge 'Designed and printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E.' and 'Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Poster No. 79'.

One of the best-known posters of the war: a father sits in his armchair after the war while his daughter asks him the question and his son plays with toy soldiers and a cannon on the carpet. Colour lithograph, with the stippled lithographic grain visible under magnification.

Condition: no fold lines; cracks with small ink losses (notably by the girl's shoe and among the toy soldiers), and some staining to the top margin; the colours remain strong. A printed note on the poster's history is attached to the backboard. Framed and glazed in a wooden frame, approx. 80.9 x 55.6 cm.

Heavy glazed frame: sent by courier, or collection welcome.

Please view all photos, which form part of the description. Carefully packed and posted from the UK. International buyers welcome.