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United States propaganda posters of the First and Second World Wars from the Elsa S. McGinn papers.
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Title:
United States propaganda posters of the First and Second World Wars from the Elsa S. McGinn papersCreator/Contributor:
McGinn, Elsa Searing., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969Creator/Contributor:
Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert), 1892-1967Creator/Contributor:
Dohanos, Stevan, 1907-1994Creator/Contributor:
Keppler, Victor.Creator/Contributor:
Rozen, Jerome, 1895-1987Creator/Contributor:
Atherton, John, 1900-1952Abstract:
Illustrated United States government propaganda posters intended for use on the civilian homefront during World War I and
World War II. First World War posters promote liberty loans and monetary donations. Second World War posters promote awareness
of espionage, manufacture of war goods, conservation of resources and awareness of enemy activities abroad.
Date:
1917-1945 (issued)Subject:
n-us---World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters
World War, 1914-1918 -- Posters
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda -- Pictorial works
World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda -- Pictorial works
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Affiches
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Affiches
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Ouvrages illustrés
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Ouvrages illustrés
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Propagande -- Ouvrages illustrés
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Propagande -- Ouvrages illustrés
Propaganda
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Collected by Elsa S. McGinn.
Various United States publishers, including the U.S. Government Printing Office, U.S. Office of War Information, U.S. Office
of Defense Transportion, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Sackett & Wilhelms and Elliot Service Co.
Various artists, including Ben Shahn, Cecil Calvert Beall, Stevan Dohanos, Saul Tepper, Victor Keppler, Jerome Rozen, and,
possibly, John Atherton.
Title devised by cataloger.
Digital facsimiles of other copies of these prints owned by U.C. Berkeley, Library of Congress, University of Minnesota and
Louisiana State Archives are available online.
RESTRICTED COLLECTION: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Transferred from the Elsa S. McGinn papers (BANC MSS 99/318 c).
Gift ; Of Thomas McGinn Smith ; 1998.
Item list available in library.
Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Posters.
Posters.
War posters-United States.
Physical Description:
print
11 prints (posters) : color, chiefly lithograph ; 102 x 73 cm or smaller.
Language:
English
Origin:
United StatesCopyright Note:
RESTRICTED COLLECTION: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.