c.1943 You Can Set Their Spirit Free War Prisoner Aid Edward McKnight Kauffer WWII POWs
Regular price
$395.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Date: c.1943
Artist: Kauffer, Edward McKnight
Size (in): 22” x 14”
Size (cm): 55.9 x 35.6
Condition: B+
Linen backed: No
This rare WWII poster was created by prolific poster artist Edward McKnight Kauffer and issued by the National War Fund. The National War Fund was established in February 1943 to help coordinate foreign war relief appeals. Aid to prisoners of war was one of the primary beneficiaries of the of the National War Fund receiving almost 10% of the $321,000,000 disbursed by that organization during its four year existence between 1943 and 1947.
American-born Kauffer’s long career in graphic design began in Great Britain where his clients included the London Underground and the Shell Oil Company among others. At the outbreak of the Second World War Kauffer returned to the United States where his skill as a poster designer was deployed in support of the Allied cause. This poster highlights the Modernist style associated with Kauffer’s earlier poster work. The silhouette of a modern solider is framed by strands of barbwire under the title that reads You Can Set Their Spirit Free – War Prisoners Aid.
This vintage original poster was issued rolled and has never been folded. The poster has a pinhole on each corner and three short tears of about a half inch to inch on the right edge. This poster is otherwise in very good condition overall with just modest handling wear and some toning from age with nice color and beautiful display quality.
Artist: Kauffer, Edward McKnight
Size (in): 22” x 14”
Size (cm): 55.9 x 35.6
Condition: B+
Linen backed: No
This rare WWII poster was created by prolific poster artist Edward McKnight Kauffer and issued by the National War Fund. The National War Fund was established in February 1943 to help coordinate foreign war relief appeals. Aid to prisoners of war was one of the primary beneficiaries of the of the National War Fund receiving almost 10% of the $321,000,000 disbursed by that organization during its four year existence between 1943 and 1947.
American-born Kauffer’s long career in graphic design began in Great Britain where his clients included the London Underground and the Shell Oil Company among others. At the outbreak of the Second World War Kauffer returned to the United States where his skill as a poster designer was deployed in support of the Allied cause. This poster highlights the Modernist style associated with Kauffer’s earlier poster work. The silhouette of a modern solider is framed by strands of barbwire under the title that reads You Can Set Their Spirit Free – War Prisoners Aid.
This vintage original poster was issued rolled and has never been folded. The poster has a pinhole on each corner and three short tears of about a half inch to inch on the right edge. This poster is otherwise in very good condition overall with just modest handling wear and some toning from age with nice color and beautiful display quality.
