PX9452

The Place of Safety Long Caption: The print is from a portfolio series entitled ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’, which was published by the Ministry of Information, a government department that was responsible for publicity and propaganda from the end of the First World War. Twenty-one artists, including Charles Pears (1873-1958) and Muirhead Bone (1876-1953), created prints relating to the ‘Ideals’ and ‘Effects’ associated with the war. Pears contributed to the ‘Effects’, which was made up of black and white lithographs depicting different aspects of Britain’s war effort, including scenes of action, women at work, the training of the Navy, and aircraft production. The prints that formed the ‘Ideals’, on the other hand, were all in colour and concentrated on specific or general territorial ambitions and aims. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAG9452 Artist: Charles Pears Date: circa 1917 Medium: lithograph Size: 384 mm x 509 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.