Award: For careless talk Accession Number: ARTV02556

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United States Second World War 'careless talk' poster by Stevan Dohanos. The poster depicts a hand, bearing a Nazi swastika ring, holding an Iron Cross, the highest German award for bravery. The poster promotes the idea that 'careless talk', serves the enemy and is therefore unpatriotic. Stevan Dohanos, a Social Realist illustrator, was famous in the United States for his Saturday Evening Post covers as well as his 'Don't Talk' series of posters during the Second World War. This poster is one of that series.

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Accession Number
ARTV02556
Artist
Stevan Dohanos
Publisher
Office of War Information
Printer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 66 cm x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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