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Lord Kitchener Wants You is a 1914 advertisement by Alfred Leete which was developed into a recruitment poster. It depicted Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, above the words "WANTS YOU".
Aug 29, 2014 · On the first day of the war in 1914, British newspapers published appeals for young men to join the colours, and to fight against Germany.
Mar 13, 2021 · Nicholas Hodge takes a look — and discovers a dog-loving cartoonist who'd 'rather win a medal at golf' than be elected to the Royal Academy. It has been said that the ‘Your country needs you’ image of Lord Kitchener entreating men to join the British Army and fight in the First World War has entered our DNA.
Aug 3, 2013 · The image had been designed by Alfred Leete, a graphic artist, who had manipulated a portrait of Kitchener to create the iconic 'your country needs you' pointing finger. The slogan was adapted...
Your country needs you: The artist Steve McQueen on what Britishness means to him. His cinematic debut showed the brutalisation of IRA hunger strikers by the British. Now Steve McQueen wants...
Two images occupy the upper third and the centre. The central image incorporates the title and is flanked by text, in red. Further text is placed over the lower third, in blue. image: a portrait depiction of Lord Kitchener pointing to the viewer.
