Be smart act dumb! Loose talk can cost lives
Poster
1942 (made)
1942 (made)
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'Be smart act dumb!', World War II poster warning against careless talk, with an image of a man depicted in cartoon form. The man is wearing a suit, hat and bow-tie, and on either side of him are the faces of the enemy. They are represented by caricatures of Hitler, on the left, and on the right a racist depicting of a Japanese man, presumably Emperor Hirohito (although he is not wearing spectacles). The cartoon is black and white, but is against a dark turqouise-green background. Above the image, in white letters, is the slogan, 'Be smart act dumb!', and below the image, printed in black on a yellow 'banner', 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives'.
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Title | Be smart act dumb! Loose talk can cost lives (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | 'Be smart act dumb!', World War II poster warning against careless talk, by Otto Soglow, issued by British and American Ambulance Corps., 1942 |
Physical description | 'Be smart act dumb!', World War II poster warning against careless talk, with an image of a man depicted in cartoon form. The man is wearing a suit, hat and bow-tie, and on either side of him are the faces of the enemy. They are represented by caricatures of Hitler, on the left, and on the right a racist depicting of a Japanese man, presumably Emperor Hirohito (although he is not wearing spectacles). The cartoon is black and white, but is against a dark turqouise-green background. Above the image, in white letters, is the slogan, 'Be smart act dumb!', and below the image, printed in black on a yellow 'banner', 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives'. |
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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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Other number | LS.530 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.601-2004 |
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Record created | March 29, 2006 |
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