Art wall "your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution will bring us victory" by the united kingdom 36x48 gallery wrapped canvas art. the poster was initially produced by the ministry of information, at the beginning of the second world war. it was intended to be distributed in order to strengthen morale in the event of a wartime disaster. over 800, 000 copies were printed, although the poster was distributed only in limited numbers. the poster was first in a series of three. the other two posters from the series, "keep calm and carry on" (2, 500, 000 printed) and "freedom is in peril. defend it with all your might" (400, 000 printed) were issued and used across the country for motivational purposes, as the ministry of information assumed that the events of the first weeks of the war would demoralise the population. planning for the posters started in april 1939; by june designs were prepared and by august 1939, they were on their way to the printers, to be placed up within 24 hours o.