War Munitions Weapons Production Poster by Australian born artist John Vickery: God help me if this is a dud!
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Australian born Artist John Vickery
(1906-1983) a brief biography:
John Vickery was born in Bunyip, a small town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, some 70+ miles east of Melbourne. John studied at the National Gallery School and exhibited in Melbourne in the 1930s. In 1935 he and his wife set off for London, via the United States of America and returned to New York in 1939. He spent some six years as a war artist; the war munitions production poster "God help me if this is a dud! His life is in your hands." among his creations. After the war ended stayed in the U.S. and settled in Greenwich Village and continued his career in art and advertising. He was one of few Australians to experience first-hand contact with the New York School in the late 1940s and his paintings from the 1960s and '70s, are arguably the most interesting examples of Op art (optical art) by an Australian born artist.
More John Vickery Artworks at Art.Net.Au: www.art.net.au/...Second World War American patriotic posters like "God help me if this is a dud! His life is in your hands." helped unite Americans and mobilize the private and industrial sectors; U.S. citizens of every age, gender, and walk of life did their part to support the war effort, allied military and defeat the axis powers.
U.S. citizens hoped that the Axis powers could be stopped without American military support and hoped America could avoid direct involvement in World War 2 but that all changed the morning of December 7 when Japan blindsided the U.S. military with bombs in the attack of Pearl Harbor Hawaii and other U.S. military outposts. The military might of the United States of America of course responded with a powerful vengeance but leaders knew that troops could not win the war alone. The American citizens rallied for the troops and swift mobilization of American citizenry and industry during World War II was an achievement without precedent in speed, scale, complexity and duration. This achievement can be partially attributed to the federal government's intensive program to marshal the contributions of people of all ages and from all walks of life. Many Americans were willing to give up all luxuries and devote all spare time to the war effort to achieve victory. The posters in this gallery helped motivate and mobilize private citizens to find non-military support jobs and produce huge amounts of war materials. The public domain images of vintage patriotic posters from this collection like "God help me if this is a dud! His life is in your hands." featured on this page from the American Citizens, Agriculture and U.S. Industry Mobilizes to Support the Troops during World War 2 Poster Gallery of this website allow you to own a copyright free piece of WWII history, a historic patriotic public domain artwork poster that is still motivating today.
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