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| Title | Achtung Mozzy! Take Cover! | |
| Collection | Imperial War Museum: Posters of Conflict - The Visual Culture of Public Information and Counter Information | |
| Artist | Ashton | |
| Printer | Survey Department of Ceylon | |
| Date | 9.1943 | |
| Concept | empire / commonwealth, military personnel, health / safety, animals, humorous | |
| Description | whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters. The title is separate and positioned in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background. image: a depiction of a mosquito flying above a military camp. It looks down at a soldier who is trying to get himself under his mosquito net. text: ASHTON 'ACHTUNG MOZZY!' TAKE COVER! Printed by Survey Dept., Ceylon, Sept; 1943. From original supplied by the R.A.F. No.55. |
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| Object | mosquito net | |
| Id Number Current Accession | IWM PST 15915 | |
| Location Creation Site | Ceylon | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 571 mm x 427 mm | |
| Material | lithograph on paper | |
| Format Series Notes | No.55. Part of a series of posters by the same artist (see PST 15913, PST 15914 and PST 15916). | |
| Event | WW2 Ceylon Home Front | |
| Related Country | Great Britain GB, British Empire/Commonwealth BC, Sri Lanka LK | |
| Text Language | English | |
| Rights | IWM reproduction right | |
| Style Period Period | 1939-1945 | |
| Production Method | lithograph in 1 colour | |
| Production Notes | Design produced from an original supplied by the Royal Air Force | |
| Work Type | poster | |