Poster, America’s Answer! Production

 

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  • We acquired this object.

1942

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2025

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Poster, America’s Answer! Production

This is a Poster. It was designed by Jean Carlu and printed by U. S. Government Printing Office and published by Office of Emergency Management. It is dated 1942. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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This object was donated by George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.

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Its dimensions are

76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.)

It has the following markings

Lower right: seal with an eagle

It is signed

Signed lower left: Jean Carlu

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print, lower left: U.S. Government Printing Office Inscribed in print, lower right: Division of information / office for emergency management / Washington D.C. / 2149 / 1261

Cite this object as

Poster, America’s Answer! Production; Designed by Jean Carlu; Printed by U. S. Government Printing Office; Published by Office of Emergency Management; offset lithograph on paper; 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2018-22-118

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