William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein are curators at the
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., which houses this collection.
William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein are curators at the
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., which houses this collection.
In this fascinating account of new previously unreported
information on the commission of American posters during World War
II, the authors vividly present quotes revealing the goals and
methods applied to pictorial standards. With new insights familiar
posters come alive again as the strategies for their design are
discussed and assesed in an up to date historical perspective. This
book will be invaluable to all those interested in the World War II
studies and graphic design. Therese Thau Heyman
Design for Victory is a magnificant visual experience that captures
America's ideological and cultural transformation during the
nation's most popular 20th century war. Harry Rubenstein and
William Bird have not only assembled a stunning set of images, but
these two fine historians have also uncovered a set of class and
gender transcripts that give unexpected tension to so many of these
patriotic, productionist drawings and slogans. This poster book has
punch! Nelson Lichtenstein, University of Virginia, author of
Labor's War at Home: the CIO in World War II.
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