England - Stratford-Upon-Avon
A sepia photograph of the half-timbered Grammar School and church tower is captioned 'The Grammar School in which Shakespeare was taught', with 'Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Festival; April to September' above and 'ENGLAND' across the foot. The transfer tell is the borrowing of Shakespeare's prestige for the town and the festival as a tourist draw.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1939
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation and the Travel & Industrial Development Association, London; photograph J. Dixon-Scott; printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd.
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Media and information
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation and the Travel & Industrial Development Association, London; photograph J. Dixon-Scott; printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd.. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-405.
Text on the object
Printed in England for the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation, and the Travel & Industrial Development Association, 6 Arlington Street, London, by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Festival; April to September STRATFORD-UPON-AVON The Grammar School in which Shakespeare was taught Photo by J. DIXON-SCOTT ENGLAND
