Design for victory : World War II posters on the American home front / William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein.

Author
Bird, William L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1998.
Description
vii, 111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 23 cm

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    Summary note
    "The poster - inexpensive, colorful, and immediate - was an ideal medium for delivering messages about Americans' duties on the home front during World War II." "Design for Victory presents more than 150 of these stunning images - many never reproduced since their first issue - culled from the collections of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution." "William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein delve beneath the surface of these colorful graphics, telling the stories behind their production and revealing how posters fulfilled the goals and needs of their creators. The authors describe the history of how specific posters were conceived and received, focusing on the workings of the wartime advertising profession and demonstrating how posters often reflected uneasy relations between labor and management."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107).
    Contents
    • ch. 1. Poster's place in wartime
    • ch. 2. War aims through art
    • ch. 3. Art, advertising, and audience
    • ch. 4. Retooling for victory: the factory front
    • ch. 5. Postwar aims and private aspirations.
    ISBN
    • 1568981406 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781568981406 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    97048361
    OCLC
    37975899
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