Dig For Victory. Grow Your Own Vegetables [WWII]

Dig For Victory. Grow Your Own Vegetables [WWII] , c1943-1945., by Poster Artist, Owen Brothers (Aust., fl. 1940s).
Colour process lithograph, "Owen Brothers" logo in image lower left, 101.3 x 63.7cm. Repaired tears and creases, surface loss, soiling. Linen-backed.
Text includes "Sow now: April. Broad beans, cabbage, onion, spinach. Plant now: brussel sprouts, celery, garlic, leeks. Note: dig over and lime all vacant beds for winter and spring planting. For fuller planting list...see booklet! Write to the Dept of Agriculture, Melbourne C2, for a free copy of the booklet 'Wartime growing of vegetables at home.' H.E. Daw, Government Printer, Melbourne."
Graphic artists and amateur filmmakers Will and Harrie Owen, whose commercial studio was located in Melbourne, often took government and private projects to finance animation productions at their Box Hill studio in Victoria. During WWII the Owen brothers produced work on behalf of the government to encourage public support for various campaigns, such as food shortages. Ref: National Film & Sound Archive; NLA.