Description
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 speaking carelessly, particularly in regards to anything of military or state relevance, 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.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV02815
Publisher
Office of War Information
Printer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Measurement
Sheet: 66 cm x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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