#war posters
Kazimir Malevich - Propaganda posters from the series “Today’s lubok”, 1914.
Lubok is a Russian folk print narrating by simple picture and short text. Malevich here used traditional visual forms to adapt war propaganda for masses.
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U.S. Public Health Service, 1942. NARA ID 514791.
Mask Mandates are ALLAMERICAN!*
“What is Past is Prologue.”** This is notthe first time Americans have been instructed to wear masks to stay safe. Check out these WW2 posters and see how gov’t communicators tried to interest/educate/inform (and sometimes scare) the American public!
TAKE CARE OF YOUR MASK… OR ELSE! NARA ID 514846.
MASK TIPS FOR GLAMOROUS WOMEN! NARA ID 44266530.
BE PREPARED! NARA ID 44266634.
YOUR MASK IS NOT A PILLOW or KNAPSACK! NARA IDs 514038and514110.
STAYFIT!WEAR A MASK! NARA ID 535277.
*Speaking of All American, stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit:ALL AMERICAN: The Power of Sports.
**’Future’ statue by Robert Aiken. Photo by Jeff Reed.
