JEAN CARLU (1900-1997)
105
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AMERICA’S ANSWER! / PRODUCTION. 1942.
29
3
/
4
x39
3
/
4
inches, 75
1
/
2
x101 cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Condition A- / B+: slight discoloration, creases and minor tears along sharp vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.
Designed and issued six months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. Government
later reissued this poster on a larger scale the following year, when the war machine was heavily reliant
on the mighty output from American factories. Here, power, technology and strength are combined
in a modern, almost mechanical style. This is certainly one of the most spectacular American posters
produced during World War II. Aside from the date, the only difference between the two printings is
that the latter was always folded for distribution. Carlu 49, Word & Image p. 93, Modern American
45, Modern Poster 197, Design for Victory p. 24, Zeman p. 69, The Poster 312.
[1,500/2,000]
ROBERT RIGGS (1896-1970)
106
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SHE’S A SWELL PLANE - GIVE US MORE! / MORE PRODUCTION. 1942.
40x28 inches, 101
1
/
2
x71 cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, [Washington, D.C.]
Condition A-: creases in image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.
Design for Victory p. 65.
[600/900]
105
