Bits of Careless Talk Are Pieced Together by the Enemy Accession Number: ARTV02557

Description

American Second World War poster depicting a hand wearing a Nazi ring piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. The last piece of the jigsaw is being placed, completing the message "Convoy sails for England / tonight". The poster aims at telling its audience that they should be careful about what they say that can be overheard, as small pieces of information can be put together to form potentially sensitive information.

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Accession Number
ARTV02557
Artist
Stevan Dohanos
Publisher
[WASHINTON] : OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION, 1943 (WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE)
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 71 cm x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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