Dress Warmly Indoors. Avoid Colds

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

Main image of a red winter woolen combination ("long johns"). The sleeves of the combination 'hold' an oblong yellow sign.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Dress Warmly Indoors. Avoid Colds (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Ink
Brief description	"Dress Warmly Indoors. Avoid Colds" Second World War public health propaganda poster. Issued by Office of War Information. USA, 1943.
Physical description	Main image of a red winter woolen combination ("long johns"). The sleeves of the combination 'hold' an oblong yellow sign.
Marks and inscriptions	WAR SHIPMENTS/ MEAN LESS/ FUEL FOR ALL/ Dress warmly indoors/ AVOID COLDS OWI Poster No. 29 Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. 1943-O-503786
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	War Propaganda Politics World War II
Place depicted	United States
Other number	LS.2380 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.970-2004

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Record created	October 20, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106590/dress-warmly-indoors--avoid-poster-us-office-of/

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