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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Image under copyri…
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Image under copyright: © Norman Rockwell, 1945.
Hasten the Homecoming
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Image under copyri…
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Image under copyright: © Norman Rockwell, 1945.

Hasten the Homecoming

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.68
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1894 - 1978)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 29 in x W 20 in (73.7 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of an urban brick residential building with emphasis on the exterior of a doorway where various family members are exiting in excitement to greet a uniformed U.S Army soldier who has returned home and is standing facing the doorway. The scene also features a number of other people observing the scene - many with expressions of joy - in the surrounding area including on the doorway roof, adjoining landings, nearby trees, and over fences. White on blue text at the top of the poster reads: Hasten the Homecoming. White on red text at the bottom of the poster reads: BUY VICTORY BONDS. Printed at the bottom of the illustration: FROM THE SATURDAY EVENING POST COVER PAINTED / BY NORMAN ROCKWELL.
Label TextThe Norman Rockwell painting in this poster first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on May 25, 1945. Rockwell used a neighborhood in Troy, New York, as the setting for his painting. During its final bond drive, launched in October 1945, the Treasury Department replaced War Bonds with “Victory Bonds.”
Additional Details
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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