1945 Movie-Goers Keep Buying Bonds Ben Carleton Mead US Treasury WWII
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Date: 1945
Artist: Carleton Mead, Ben
Size (in): 60" x 40"
Size (cm): 152.5 x 101.6
Condition: B
Linen backed: No
This rare vintage original poster was created by Texas western artist and illustrator Ben Carleton Mead and issued by the United States Treasury to help promote the sale of war bonds in movie theaters. Ben Carleton Mead was born in Bay City, Texas and graduated from High School in Amarillo. After a period of time at the Chicago Art Institute Carleton Mead returned to Texas and operated his own commercial art studios in both San Antonio and Dallas. In 1930 Carleton Mead achieved acclaim for illustrating F. Frank Dobie’s Coronado’s Children which lead to further illustration work with Dobie and other Texas authors.
This is a large poster measuring 60” x 40”. Carleton Mead’s artwork features a rifle toting American soldier along with his comrades, projected as if on the screen of a movie theater, advancing through a war torn European village with text that reads Movie-Goers You buy ‘em and keep ‘em We’ll fight til we beat ‘em! Keep On BUYING BONDS. The lower margin indicates this is an official U.S. Treasury poster which was likely distributed for use in movie theaters in cooperation with the Motion Picture Industry War Activities Committee. This is a very rare poster as we locate no other copies and trace none at auction.
This vintage original poster has no tape or pinholes and was probably never hung up or used. The poster is fully complete and shows some toning from age and light handling wear. There are a couple short tears on the margins and one longer jagged tear of a few inches on the top edge. This longer tear on the top edge results in no paper loss and has been stabilized with a couple small pieces of easily removed acid free paper archival tissue on the verso. This poster was issued folded and ships that way. Overall condition is excellent.
Artist: Carleton Mead, Ben
Size (in): 60" x 40"
Size (cm): 152.5 x 101.6
Condition: B
Linen backed: No
This rare vintage original poster was created by Texas western artist and illustrator Ben Carleton Mead and issued by the United States Treasury to help promote the sale of war bonds in movie theaters. Ben Carleton Mead was born in Bay City, Texas and graduated from High School in Amarillo. After a period of time at the Chicago Art Institute Carleton Mead returned to Texas and operated his own commercial art studios in both San Antonio and Dallas. In 1930 Carleton Mead achieved acclaim for illustrating F. Frank Dobie’s Coronado’s Children which lead to further illustration work with Dobie and other Texas authors.
This is a large poster measuring 60” x 40”. Carleton Mead’s artwork features a rifle toting American soldier along with his comrades, projected as if on the screen of a movie theater, advancing through a war torn European village with text that reads Movie-Goers You buy ‘em and keep ‘em We’ll fight til we beat ‘em! Keep On BUYING BONDS. The lower margin indicates this is an official U.S. Treasury poster which was likely distributed for use in movie theaters in cooperation with the Motion Picture Industry War Activities Committee. This is a very rare poster as we locate no other copies and trace none at auction.
This vintage original poster has no tape or pinholes and was probably never hung up or used. The poster is fully complete and shows some toning from age and light handling wear. There are a couple short tears on the margins and one longer jagged tear of a few inches on the top edge. This longer tear on the top edge results in no paper loss and has been stabilized with a couple small pieces of easily removed acid free paper archival tissue on the verso. This poster was issued folded and ships that way. Overall condition is excellent.
