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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
For a Secure Future
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

For a Secure Future

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.81.2
Artist (American, 1901 - 1983)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )

DescriptionA color poster featuring a large image of the upper half of a man wearing overalls. In his arms he is holding miniature images of teenagers in graduation clothing and a young girl in green, a red truck and a blue tractor, and a red barn and a white house. His left hand is also clutching a fist-full of U.S. war bonds. White text in the upper right corner reads: FOR A / SECURE / FUTURE. Along the bottom of the poster is tan box with black text reading: BUY WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Amos Sewell. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-635063 / Official U.S. Treasury Poster WFD 994.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Morgenthau Family
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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