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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  25 Jun 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 769
  26 Jun 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 770 - 1491
• Lot #:
  1103
• Lot Description:
  HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999) - Men of Service
  Victorian Railways Poster, No. 252, Colour lithograph, 1947, 63 x 100cm.
• Notes:
  The summary poster with explanation. Not present in the NLA Collection and the only example seen by us. Soon after the end of the Second World War, Harold Freedman was commissioned by the Victorian Railways to create a series of posters to highlight the contribution of its staff, who had kept the railways operational during wartime. The series depicts male and female civilian railway workers in “heroic” three quarter length portraits doing their jobs. The series bears a striking resemblance to a 1944 series created by Eric Kennington for London Transport (LT) during the Second World War. Titled ‘ Seeing it through’, that series combined portraits of male and female LT workers with text by poet A.P. Herbert to celebrate LT’s contribution to the war effort.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,250
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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