"He's Watching You"
Poster
1942 (made)
1942 (made)
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Peering enemy soldier. Geometric rendering of a helmeted soldier staring out from behind the poster's text. Upper half of poster: yellow background; lower half: blue and black background.
Object details
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| Title | "He's Watching You" |
| Materials and techniques | colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "He's Watching You" by Glenn Grohe (1912-1956), issued by Division of Information, Office for Emergency Management. USA, 1942. |
| Physical description | Peering enemy soldier. Geometric rendering of a helmeted soldier staring out from behind the poster's text. Upper half of poster: yellow background; lower half: blue and black background. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Bibliographic reference | The Modern American Poster: From the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. J. Stewart Johnson. Kyoto: The National Museum of Modern Art. 1983. |
| Other number | LS.487 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1414-2004 |
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| Record created | December 14, 2004 |
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