166 / 254
DESIGNER UNKNOWN
217A
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PUT YOUR MUSCLE ON A WAR
BASIS! / SIGN UP FOR A FARM JOB. 1942.
40x28
1
/
4
inches, 101
1
/
2
x71
3
/
4
cm. U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Condition A: minor restoration along unobtrusive
vertical and horizontal folds.
“To control the form of war messages, the
government created the U.S. Office of War
Information in June 1942. Among its responsi-
bilities, OWI sought to review and approve the
design and distribution of government posters”
(Design for Victory p. 31). The department was
run by Francis E. Brennan, who had been an art
director for
Fortune
magazine. “Seizing the main
chance at OWI, Brennan proposed that posters
be ‘war graphics,’ combining the sophisticated
style of contemporary graphic design with the
promotion of war aims” (ibid).
[500/750]
217A
219
218
DESIGNER UNKNOWN
218
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KEEP AMERICA ROLLING! 1942.
39
3
/
4
x28
1
/
4
inches, 101x71
3
/
4
cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Condition A: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
Design for Victory p. 35.
[400/600]