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Brotherhood Week. Feb 19th to 28th 1943

Poster
1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
US Office of War Information (issued by)
Place of origin
United States (made)

This inspirational quote from American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged people to rally together regardless of race for the benefit of the war effort.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBrotherhood Week. Feb 19th to 28th 1943 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph in brown in
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Second World War poster quoting speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Issued Office of War Information. USA, 1943.
Physical description
Quote from F.D.R. printed in brown ink
Marks and inscriptions
  • 505560-O-GPO OWI Poster No. 33/ issued by Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C.
  • from the Collection of David Weisman (stamped)
  • David Weisman (stamped, reverse)
  • 2 Tudor Gate/ Elmont L.I./ New York (handwritten in ink)
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
Subjects depicted
Propaganda
Politics
Brotherhood
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
World War II
Place depicted
United States
Summary
This inspirational quote from American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged people to rally together regardless of race for the benefit of the war effort.
Other number
LS.2383
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.972-2004

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Record createdOctober 14, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106336/brotherhood-week--feb-19th-poster-us-office-of/
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