Avenge December 7, , 1942

Item — Item: wwp00153

Identifier: Subseries 2.7:

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries covers those posters designed to galvanize support for the war effort. Poster illustrations include flags and war heroes, the attack at Pearl Harbor, and encouragement to work with all Americans in the war effort, despite social, racial, or gender differences. There are also examples of the Four Freedoms posters by Norman Rockwell.

Dates

Creation: 1942

Creator

Perlin, Bernard (Artist, Person)
United States. Office of War Information (Creator, Organization)

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 330 posters

Additional Description

Dimensions

28 x 40 in.

Note

Poster showing a sailor in a torn uniform raising his fist, with a scene of Pearl Harbor being bombed below him. Poster art by Bernard Perlin. Produced by the Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., No. 15. Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942, O-491978. Reference Number: wwp00153