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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.
Keep Her in the Dark
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Keep Her in the Dark

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.52
Name Poster
Artist (American sculptor, 1914 - 1997)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 1/2 in x W 13 7/8 in (47 cm x 35.2 cm )
DescriptionA black and white poster promoting wartime discretion. On a black background is a white outline drawing of a soldier dancing with a young woman. White text above and below the image sends the message: Keep her in the dark about military secrets. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: STEPHEN SEARLES.

Printed in the lower right corner of the poster: G-2 VI AC NO 12.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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