Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Your Enemy the Jap
Object numberMO 2005.13.20.23
Name
Poster
Artist
DeWolfe Hotchkiss
(American artist, 1919 - 2005)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Industrial Incentive Division, U.S. Navy
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 23 1/2 in x W 18 1/4 in (59.7 cm x 46.4 cm )
DescriptionA yellow and black poster titled, "YOUR ENEMY the JAP.” The poster features a large illustration of a uniformed Japanese soldier wielding a rifle. In the upper section of the poster, flanking the soldier, are small illustrations of Japanese airplanes and naval ships along with text describing the quality of the planes and the size of the naval fleet. In the lower section of the poster is an illustration of Japanese troops marching with information about the size of the army; an illustration of a Japanese man eating at a table with information about war production; and an illustration of workers in a war production factory with information regarding the size of Japan's work force which consists of both Japanese citizens and enslaved people. The artist's facsimile signature is at the bottom of the poster: Hotchkiss - USNR.
An Official Navy Poster, it was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-615176, for the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division, JAP-80M.
Additional DetailsAn Official Navy Poster, it was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-615176, for the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division, JAP-80M.
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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