Poster: "AMERICA is the loser, too - when avoidable accidents stop production / The U.S. Army says - "Make Haste Safely.
by SCHLAIKJER, [Jes Wilhelm] (artist)
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
[Washington DC]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Original illustrated poster, lithographed in colors and measuring 72.25cm x 102.5cm (28 3/8" x 40.25"). Professionally linen-backed, with old fold lines faintly visible; expert infilling and retouching to a few pinpoint areas at the intersection of upper-center folds; very Near Fine. A-. Superb example of this War Department poster created by J.W. Schlaikjer, where viewers are told that industrial accidents hinder America's ability to win the war and demonstrating the importance of workplace safety. Schlaikjer was a prominent artist from the DC area, who became Official Artist of the U.S. War Department in 1942, securing an office in the Pentagon, from which he issued a long series of wartime inspirational posters for morale and recruiting. Prior to the war, he created an extensive body of work for pulp magazines like Black Mask and Adventure, as well as mainstream publications like Red Book, Collier's, and Woman's Home Companion.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25228
- Title
- Poster: "AMERICA is the loser, too - when avoidable accidents stop production / The U.S. Army says - "Make Haste Safely.
- Author
- SCHLAIKJER, [Jes Wilhelm] (artist)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- [Washington DC]
- Date Published
- 1942
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Illustrators; Posters;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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