Power for Defense

Name:

POSTER

Power for Defense

1941

Country:

United States Washington, D.C.

Accession:

TD1991.174.8

Lester Beall Designer Rural Electrification Administration, US Department of Agric Publisher

Collection:

Object

Posters and Printed Ephemera

War and Political Propaganda

Subject:

Aviation , War/Military , Technology , Government , World War II 1940-1945 , New Deal , Electricity , Great Depression

Inches 41-1/2 31-3/8 Dimenisons, mounted Inches 40-1/8 30 Dimensions, sheet, Centimeters 105.4 79.7 Dimensions, mounted Centimeters 101.9 76.2 Dimensions, sheet

Credit Line:

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

URL:

TD1991.174.8.JPG

Tags:

WPA and the New Deal~Travel, Transportation, and Tourism~War and Political Propaganda~Industrial Design~Posters and Printed Ephemera

Ink on paper screenprint poster mounted on linen depicting a photomontage set against a red and white striped background; depicts an image of an airplane flying by an electrical tower.

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Title : Power for Defense
Artist: Lester Beall Designer Rural Electrification Administration, US Department of Agric Publisher
Accession: TD1991.174.8
Country: United States Washington, D.C.
Date: 1941
Dimensions: Inches 41-1/2 31-3/8 Dimenisons, mounted Inches 40-1/8 30 Dimensions, sheet, Centimeters 105.4 79.7 Dimensions, mounted Centimeters 101.9 76.2 Dimensions, sheet
Collection: Object
Category: Posters and Printed Ephemera
Collection Theme: War and Political Propaganda
Subject: Aviation , War/Military , Technology , Government , World War II 1940-1945 , New Deal , Electricity , Great Depression
Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: TD1991.174.8.JPG
Tags: WPA and the New Deal~Travel, Transportation, and Tourism~War and Political Propaganda~Industrial Design~Posters and Printed Ephemera

Description:

Ink on paper screenprint poster mounted on linen depicting a photomontage set against a red and white striped background; depicts an image of an airplane flying by an electrical tower.