1941 Buy A Share In America by John Atherton MoMA Award Winner Largest Size
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Date: 1941
Artist: Atherton, John
Size (in): 56” x 42”
Size (cm): 140 x 105
Condition: A-
Linen backed: No
This WWII poster won first prize for the artist John Atherton in the 1941 MoMA National Defense Poster Competition for Defense Bond Posters. Offered here is the rare largest size made for this poster measuring 56” x 42” with a photomontage design of a giant handshake signifying cooperation and agreement against a backdrop of factories at full production. The message BUY A SHARE IN AMERICA is an invitation to wartime workers to join the winning team by investing in the war bond payroll purchase program. This poster is clean and in very good condition with just some modest toning from age, light handling wear and the edges lightly bumped in places. This poster has no tape or pinholes and doesn’t appear to have ever been used or hung. Overall condition is very good plus.
Artist: Atherton, John
Size (in): 56” x 42”
Size (cm): 140 x 105
Condition: A-
Linen backed: No
This WWII poster won first prize for the artist John Atherton in the 1941 MoMA National Defense Poster Competition for Defense Bond Posters. Offered here is the rare largest size made for this poster measuring 56” x 42” with a photomontage design of a giant handshake signifying cooperation and agreement against a backdrop of factories at full production. The message BUY A SHARE IN AMERICA is an invitation to wartime workers to join the winning team by investing in the war bond payroll purchase program. This poster is clean and in very good condition with just some modest toning from age, light handling wear and the edges lightly bumped in places. This poster has no tape or pinholes and doesn’t appear to have ever been used or hung. Overall condition is very good plus.
