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307. Anon: Back the Attack 1943.
In the dead of night, a paratrooper with a flag shoulder patch cradles his Thompson machine gun while floating down to his Landing Zone. It was this type of operation that took place just behind the Normandy beaches.
28x22 NML $225.
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Poster printed for the Jeep builder Willys to encourages school children to raise money to buy jeeps. Wartime prices for Jeep parts were incredibly cheap. The body cost $235, the clutch $12. After securing a War Department contract in 1940, Willys produced more than 350,000 jeeps by 1945.
Hard to find. 44x35 NML $875.
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Perfectly aligned fighters, possibly P-40 Warhawks, head into the sun that’s seen just breaking through a glorious cloud bank. Poster printed for a bank that was also advertising its willingness to serve. The government sought to control poster production but couldn’t stop companies from printing their own.
31x21 NML $165.
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Androgynous figure finds security inside a palisade of artillery shells, but to a modern viewer it looks like a scene out of the horror movie Jaws. Poster designed for a factory that produced shells to remind the munitions workers of the importance of their work.
Style reminiscent of Ben Shahn. 60x40 NML SOLD.
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A soldier, a production worker, a female aircraft worker and a sailor surround a red, white and blue target at the center of which is the almighty dollar. Viewers are asked to “pitch” their contributions as if they were throwing baseballs on the midway at a county fair.
Privately printed by Funhouse, New York.14x20 NML SOLD.
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War bonds are shown as the power behind the broom that quickly sweeps away and humbles Axis flags and the two of the most recognizable symbols of Japan and Germany, a Samurai sword, and a Wehrmacht helmet. Bonds have now smashed the sword and riddled the helmet with bullets.
20x14 NM SOLD.
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Gritting his teeth and setting his jaw, a Marine braces himself for battle, specifically for the invasion of the Japan. Had it been necessary, it would have been a virtual Gotterdamerung, the apocalyptic end to the ironically named but savagely fought Pacific War.
Bird & Ruben-stein 47, Nelson 124, Paret 290. Stanley 105. 28x20 NML $350, 40x28 NML $425.
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Using binocs and a detailed map of the Normandy invasion bases, Ike prepares for the greatest amphibious invasion of all time. Over 6,000 ships took part in the Allied operation. Troops and tanks charge ashore behind Ike. Chaliapin was a cover artist for Time Magazine.
Nelson 121. 28x20 NML $265.
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Perched on a stack of bonds, an bald eagle spreads its powerful wings. This symbol of our national power is spotlit and surrounded by stars strewn on a red, white and blue field. The $200 bond illustrated would have been a big reach for most American families.
Bird & Rubenstein 26, Nelson 118.. 40x28 ANML $235.
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His bib overalls bursting with pride, a farmer admires his valuable cash crop. Money doesn't grow on trees, but, evidently, government bonds were guaranteed to multiply in the wheat fields during World War II. Amusing, somewhat surreal, image.
Scarce. 20x28 NML $385.
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GI in foreground attacks the enemy while his buddies, waving M1s and Tommy guns, rally around an M4 Sherman tank as they press their all out assault. The Sherman tank was America’s main battle tank during most of World War II.
Nelson 68. 28x20 NM $135.
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Hirsch worked for Abbott Labs traveling 19,000 miles in the South Pacific to cover the war and gather materials for his paintings and posters. He witnessed plenty of combat action to keep him busy. GI pictured here helps his buddy hoist a heavy duffel bag on which Hirsch has stenciled his own name.
16x11 NM $165.
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325. Hirsch: Speed the Day.
Hats fly and a band plays to welcome home a young war hero. The admiring crowd showers him with confetti and ticker tape as rides on the shoulders of production workers. One of the celebrants is black, acknowledging significant progress in workplace integration made during World War II.
16x11 NML $185.
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For home and country is the theme of this war bond poster printed near the end of the war when security became the main selling point. Bonds not only financed the war but were an investment in the country’s future. Snug in the safe shadow of the flag, a peaceful home reminds viewers of the good life victory will ensure.
26x19 NML SOLD.
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327. Laidman: This Character Hopes You "Can't Afford" an Extra War Bond... The Marines Hope You Can 1944.
Cruel caricature of a Japanese soldier used to boost 4th of July war bond sales. The Marines did the bulk of the fighting in the Pacific. Laidman served with a Marine aviation unit on Guadalcanal.
Uncommon. 28x20 NML $275.
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Using the title of a Humphrey Bogart movie that premiered in 1940, an exultant GI unfurls the stars and stripes blown taut in a fresh wind. The flagpole's angle reinforced by the strength of his outstretched arm add a dramatic sweep to the patriotic composition.
Nelson 115, Vella 226, Zeman 73. 28x22 NML $485.
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With dad's military hat in the foreground as a reminder that he's also doing his part, two cute as can be blondes, his wife and daughter, paste war stamps in a savings book. When the war savings stamps book was full it was traded in for a savings bond.
Bird & Rubinstein 6, Nelson 123. 20x14 NML $325.
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Willie Gillis, an unlikely war hero, arrives home to the delight of his family and whole neighborhood. Mom welcomes him with open arms as his shy girlfriend hides behind the brick tenement’s corner. Willie's dad, a Rockwell self-portrait, appears in the doorway. Nelson 120, Stanley 107. 30x20 ANML $1950.
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Joe Rosenthal’s iconic image of Marines raising the flag above bloody Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima readapted as a war bond by Manufacturers Trust Company, New York. Rosenthal's photo summarizing American efforts to win. It quickly became the most famous photo of the war.
12x9 NML $300.
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As his buddies land, a paratrooper secures the landing zone with his Thompson submachine gun. The main paratroop drop of 1943 was part of the invasion of Sicily. High winds forced the 1st British and 82nd Airborne off target; scattering the troopers over a 50 mile area creating a near disaster.
28x20 NML $385.
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Poignant scene of a corporal and his beloved embracing for what could be the last time. The viewer’s bond purchase could give him better chance. Issued by Abbot Labs, a government contractor that produced a medical kit issued to every GI. The President of Abbott personally selected the artists for the Abbot series.
16x11 M $235.
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Marines, armed with M-1s, shown taking the offensive storming a Pacific beach under heavy air cover. This vision of Gyrenes attacking early in the war was a morale booster for bond buyers. The big offensive push in the Pacific didn't start until a year later.
Bird & Rubinstein 7, Nelson 82. 28x22 NML $165, 28x40 NML $265.
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All countries in all wars claim to be fighting for their children’s future. This argument is illustrated by a lovely young girl shown resting her arms on her schoolbooks under the protection of the Statue of Liberty. Scarce as it was only posted in the San Francisco area by the Downtown Shop-ping News.
17X23 NML $350.