Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Biggest, Fastest, Deadliest . . . Superfortress
Object numberMO 2005.13.20.27
Name
Poster
Artist
William Heaslip
(American painter, printmaker, and illustrator, 1898 - 1970)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Army
(American, founded 1775)
Issuing Body
Industrial Services Division
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/2 in x W 40 in (72.4 cm x 101.6 cm )
DescriptionA red-orange, black, and white poster featuring a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft. The majority of the poster consists of a large black and white illustration, with red highlights, of a Superfortress bomber dropping bombs on an industrial site below which has erupted in flames and smoke. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the illustration: HEASLIP. Additional military aircrafts are seen in the air around the Superfortress. In the upper right corner of the poster is a red-orange title box with “Biggest / Fastest / Deadliest . . . / SUPERFORTRESS.” The lower right corner of the poster has three black and white images of the B-29 with informational captions.
In the upper right corner of the poster is "U. S. ARMY OFFICIAL POSTER" and the Great Seal of the United States. Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: ISD NO. 189 / U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944—O-606753.
Additional DetailsIn the upper right corner of the poster is "U. S. ARMY OFFICIAL POSTER" and the Great Seal of the United States. Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: ISD NO. 189 / U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944—O-606753.
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)
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