1942 Triumph Over Tyranny! Buy War Bonds Xavier Gonzalez WWII 60" x 40"

Date: 1942
Artist: Gonzalez, Xavier  
Size (in): 60” x 40”
Size (cm): 152.4 x 101.6
Condition: A-
Linen backed: No

This vintage original large format poster was created by the Spanish American artist Xavier Gonzalez and issued in 1942 to promote the sale of war bonds.  Gonzales was born in Spain, emigrated to the United States in 1925 and became a US citizen in 1931.  For this poster Gonzales renders an image of a factory worker looking resolute amidst a palisade of large artillery shells bracketed by text in block capital letters that reads: 

TRIUMPH OVER TYRANNY!  BUY WAR BONDS

Gonzales had a long and distinguished career creating and teaching art.  During WWII he worked as an art director within the War Department producing a number of posters as well as maps for the U.S. Navy.  Prior to the war, he was associated with the WPA and worked on mural projects throughout the Southern United States including the federal courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama.  

This vintage original large format poster is lightly used and free or any tape. The poster shows light handling wear and a few single clean staple holes on the edges and corners. Overall condition is excellent.