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Lot 157
[WORLD WAR II, PROPAGANDA] 1942 "Next of Kin Has Been Notified..." Poster by Xavier Gonzalez
Estimate: $250 - $500
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| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Xavier Gonzalez (1898-1993), designer
next of kin has been notified / YOUR WORK WILL SAVE LIVES
Offset lithograph
Washington, D.C.
Government Printing Office; War Production Board
1942
Mounted to 30 3/4 x 41 15/16 in.
A sensitive and moving poster showing a mother clutches her son in shock after receiving the dreaded "next of kin has been notified..." letter from the Navy Department. Rendered in somber, muted tones, the poster exhorts American workers of the stakes, proclaiming, "YOUR WORK WILL SAVE LIVES."
Gonzalez's powerful image was so effective it was used again in 1943 by the U.S. Treasury on posters promoting war bonds during the 4th War Loan campaign.
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[World War II, WWII, FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force, Pearl Harbor] [Propaganda, Posters]
Condition
Very fine. Professionally mounted. Complete condition report available upon request.
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