World War II poster collection. Part one : posters, 1940-1945 bulk 1942-1945.

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World War II poster collection. Part one : posters, 1940-1945 bulk 1942-1945.

A collection of 90 posters (157 items) displayed at St. John's College, Brooklyn during the war years. The agency responsible for publication varies. Distributed primarily by O.W.I. and covering various subjects. Artists represented include: Harry M. Anderson, Jack Betts, Emma Bourne, Anton Bruel, James H. Daugherty, Stevan Dohanos, Albert Dorne, John P. Falter, Anton O. Fischer, James M. Flagg, Leon Helguera, Victor Keppler, Henry Koerner, David S. Martin, Nancy M. Meyers, L.A. Miller, Ruth Alexander Nichols, Bernard Perlin, Ray Prohaska, Leslie Ragan, Norman Rockwell, Jerome G. Rozen.

75 posters (133 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335661

St. John's University Libraries

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United States. Office of War Information

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St. John's University (New York, N.Y.). Archives.

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Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978

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Illustrator, painter; Norman Rockwell painted and illustrated 317 covers for the Saturday Evening Post from 1916-1963. From the description of Norman Rockwell collection of Saturday Evening Post covers, 1919-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777815899 Norman Rockwell was among the most popular and successful American artists of the 20th century. His signature style of representational realism, used to express themes of traditional American values, was easily recognized an...

Daugherty, James, 1889-1974

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American illustrator and author of children's books, winner of the 1940 Newbery for his self-illustrated Daniel Boone. From the description of Better known as Johnny Appleseed : production material, 1950. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495708 From the description of Daniel Boone : production material, 1939. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495709 From the description of American life in literature : product...

Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960

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James Montgomery Flagg (b. June 18, 1877, Pelham Manor, N.Y.-d. May 27, 1960, New York City), American artist and illustrator, worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning. He is best remembered for political posters, such as the Uncle Sam recruitment poster. From the description of Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568600 American artist and illustrator. From the description of Sketch ...

Martin, David Stone 1913-1992

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Keppler, Victor, 1904-1987

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Victor Keppler (1904-1987) was a commercial photographer and author. He was born and raised in New York City. Throughout his career he produced advertisements for clients such as Camel Cigarettes and the U.S. government. He also did cover photos for the Saturday Evening Post, founded the Famous Photographer School in Westport, Conn., 1961-1972, and wrote two books. From the description of Photographs of the Eastern Fine Paper in Brewer and South Brewer, Maine, 1889-1964. (Maine Histo...

Anderson, Harry Martin.

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Betts, Jack

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Nichols, Ruth Alexander.

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Bourne, Emma.

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DORNE, ALBERT

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Bruel, Anton, 1900-

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Fischer, Anton Otto, 1882-1962

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Ragan, Leslie Darrell, 1897-

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Koerner, Henry

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Falter, John Philip, 1910-

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Helguera, Leon

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Miller, Lejaren A.

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Meyers, Nancy Morse.

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PROHASKA, RAY

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Dohanos, Stevan, 1907-1994

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United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Perlin, Bernard, 1918-2014

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Bernard Perlin, painter. From the description of Bernard Perlin letters to Glenway Wescott, 1940-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164957 ...

Rozen, Jerome, 1895-1987

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