Lot 186
'THE ONLY ABSENTEES IN RUSSIA' Original artwork for WWII poster design Commissioned by the Rotol Production Propaganda Dept. Mixed media mounted on card, monogrammed NH Depicting a snowy hillside of graves 63.5 x 51cm Note: We can find no record of this design being printed. Probably, its message was considered too bleak to be considered motivational, however absenteeism amongst factory workers who did not feel their work to be crucial to the war effort was a problem. Rotol (Rolls Royce-Bristol) were propeller manufacturers who equipped Spitfires, Hurricanes and other wartime aircraft. (See illustration)
