WWII Patriotic Poster, Historic U.S.A. American Patriotism Symbols/World War II Patriotic Metal Conservation Poster: they've got the Guts, now Back 'em Up with more metal!
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The artist/illustrator who created this moving metal conservation poster was lifelong American artist Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) who was already a cartoonist for Louisville Herald at 18 years old; at 19 he was working in the Art department of the Chicago Tribune's and attending Chicago's Art Institute. Dean Cornwell has published illustrations in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, American Weekly, Life, Good Housekeeping and others; he did advertisements for General Motors, some railroads, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life, Squibb and other large and reputable companies. In 1927 began a five-year period of mural painting in California including the Los Angeles Public Library and the Rockefeller Center, Bethlehem Steel, New York's General Motors Building, 1939 World's Fair. Dean Cornwell was inducted into the Society of Illustrator's Hall of Fame in 1959.
More Information and illustration examples from Dean Cornwell from American Art Archives.
WWII Propaganda Posters Urging Conservation, Limitation, and Rationing by Americans on the home front to support the war effort: The United States did not suffer the same kinds of war deprivations that Europe did, although there were wartime shortages. During World War II it became necessary for the U.S. government to ration some foods, rubber, gas, and even clothing. Americans were asked to limit and conserve on many niceties and necessities.Wartime travel, materials and commodities conservation and rationing meant participation and sacrifices by all. Their efforts included scrap drives, taking factory jobs, goods donations and other similar projects to assist the troops on the front lines. Government-sponsored ads, radio shows, posters and pamphlet campaigns urged the American people to comply. With a sense of urgency, the campaigns appealed to America to contribute by whatever means they had, without complaint. These methods were a highly effective and one can gain a better understanding and imagine how and why they worked so well by viewing the historic conservation and rationing posters like this one displayed on this web page; this vintage poster sends a strong effective message.
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