Topic: Morale (Posters)
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Archibald MacLeish, who headed up the Office of Facts and Figures, believed that “the principal battle ground” of the war was “American opinion.” The US home front did in fact play a critical role in the war, particularly in its overwhelming production of munitions and in its financing of the Allied war machine through war bond purchases. Thus, wartime posters consistently aimed to keep American civilian spirits high, as a significant decrease in morale at home would have had devastating implications for the battlefields.
Ready for Anything
Title: Ready for Anything
Year: 1943
Artist: Amos Sewell
Published: Ordnance Department, US Army
Keep ’em Smiling
Title: Keep ’em Smiling
Year: unknown
Artist: Syd Cockell
Published: Veterans of Foreign Wars
This is Our War!
Title: This is Our War!
Year: unknown
Artist: unknown
Published: unknown
Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty
Title: Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty
Year: 1943
Artist: Bernard Perlin
Published: Office of War Information
Strong in the Strength of the Lord
Title: Strong in the Strength of the Lord
Year: 1942
Artist: David Stone Martin
Published: Office of War Information
Remember December 7th!
Title: Remember December 7th!
Year: 1942
Artist: Allen Saalburg
Published: Office of War Information
Jap–You’re Next!
Title: Jap–You’re Next!
Year: 1944
Artist: James Montgomery Flagg
Published: US Army
This is America
Title: This is America
Year: unknown
Artist: unknown
Published: Ullman Company
We Have Just Begun to Fight!
Title: We Have Just Begun to Fight!
Year:1943
Artist: unknown
Published:Office of War Information
