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Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943
Original 1943

Original 1943 "Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty" US Gov Poster

$ 211.19

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Original 1943 "Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty" US Gov Poster
    This poster, produced by the United States Office of War Information (OWI) during the Second World War (1939-1945), makes a direct link between the Revolutionary War and the fight against the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan). In this image, a column of American GIs marches past a ragged line of Continental Army soldiers at Valley Forge, over whom General George Washington’s Headquarters Flag (now in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution) waves. This stirring image encouraged Americans of the 1940s to see themselves as the latest of many generations who had struggled and sacrificed in the name of Liberty.
    Artist Bernard Perlin (1918-2014), the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, used American soldiers as models for the painting from which this poster was produced. A larger version of the poster hung in Union Station in Washington, DC, during the Second World War.
    This poster is in great condition and has never been used or framed. It has remained folded for decades.  The poster measures approximately 28.5" by 40".