Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Navy Educational Program Poster
Object numberMO 2005.13.28.35
Name
Poster
Artist
Clifford Kennedy Berryman
(American artist and cartoonist, 1869 - 1949)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Bureau of Naval Personnel Training Division
(American, founded 1917)
Issuing Body
U.S. Navy
(American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 9 3/4 in x W 14 1/8 in (24.8 cm x 35.9 cm )
DescriptionA red, white, and blue poster for the "NAVY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM / ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS" series.
On the left side of the poster is a reproduction of a Clifford K. Berryman cartoon of a scene showing Uncle Sam giving a bouquet of flowers labeled "APPRECIATION" to a woman at a desk handing out ration cards to a waiting crowd. Uncle Sam says to her, "WHILE YOU ARE / HANDING OUT CARDS, / MISS SCHOOLTEACHER, / REMEMBER I'VE GOT ONE / FOR YOU." The artist facsimile signature and date are in the lower right corner of the cartoon: C.K.Berryman / The Evening Star / May 14, 1942. The right side of the poster has the United States Navy Seal, followed by a quote that reads, "... and my Navy / thanks you, too."
The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1942-O-483086.
Label TextSee MO 2005.13.28.32-37 for posters from the 1942 Navy Educational Program series.On the left side of the poster is a reproduction of a Clifford K. Berryman cartoon of a scene showing Uncle Sam giving a bouquet of flowers labeled "APPRECIATION" to a woman at a desk handing out ration cards to a waiting crowd. Uncle Sam says to her, "WHILE YOU ARE / HANDING OUT CARDS, / MISS SCHOOLTEACHER, / REMEMBER I'VE GOT ONE / FOR YOU." The artist facsimile signature and date are in the lower right corner of the cartoon: C.K.Berryman / The Evening Star / May 14, 1942. The right side of the poster has the United States Navy Seal, followed by a quote that reads, "... and my Navy / thanks you, too."
The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1942-O-483086.
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.Collections
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