What was the Land Army? I dugged deeper and found out that women of the
Land Army were assigned to farms in need of extra help, acting as their farmers'
employees and undertaking the same duties previously assigned to the men. At
first, many farmers were not willing to accept the idea of women toiling in the
fields, but labor scarcity made the decision for them and the capability of
farmerettes to accomplish farming tasks became evident. Women in the U.S.A,
regardless of their role in society, played a part in the war effort too. All
housewives were asked to sign a pledge card promising to follow the Food
Administrator’s advice on managing their households, such as canning food,
cultivating a backyard vegetable garden, and restricting their consumption of
certain goods like meat, wheat, and fats. Above all, women everywhere were
asked to do their utmost to lift the spirits of those they held dear both in
their home and across the sea.
The women of the Land Army in WWI inspired me. I absolutely
loved the original yellow Land Army recruiting poster. The painted lady is made
in an almost vector art style which inspired me to try and recreate it and I
managed to do something similar. I also loved the “Get behind the girl he left
behind him, Join the Land Army.” Slogan. I kept this meaning in my refreshed slogan but
changed the words a bit. I thought the shadow of the soldier behind the farming
lady was profound so I put a soldier saluting’s shadow behind my farming lady
looking all around her for help. The lady looking for help on the farm on my
poster conveys the recruiting that is needed. I also made my poster speak to
Canadian women by adding a Canadian flag to my art piece.
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| The original vintage Land Army poster |
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| My own creation |
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