In 1946, Abram Games left the War Office armed with this testimonial: ‘His work had to be subtly persuasive, or directly “propagandist” – but it was always effective, compelling, and of outstanding quality.’ During the Second World War, Captain Games, holder of the unique title of ‘Official War Poster Artist’, designed a hundred posters for army use. The Ministry of Information adapted several designs for civilians. There is a tale to tell about many of these images, especially about his infamous but most successful ATS Blonde Bombshell recruiting poster. Being the son of a...