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Warning! Inflation Means Depression

Poster
ca. 1944 (made)
Artist/Maker
C.I.O. (issued by)
Shahn, Ben (artist)
Place of origin
United States (made)

"Warning! Inflation Means Depression" American poster by Ben Shahn. Issued by C.I.O. USA, ca. 1944.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleWarning! Inflation Means Depression (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Ink
Brief description
"Warning! Inflation Means Depression" American poster by Ben Shahn. Issued by C.I.O. USA, ca. 1944.
Dimensions
  • Height: 104.7cm
  • Width: 70.6cm
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
Economics
World War II
Place depicted
United States
Other number
LS.316 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.31-2004

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Record createdApril 21, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111409/warning-inflation-means-depression-poster-shahn-ben/
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