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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.
I Want My Daddy Back
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

I Want My Daddy Back

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.11
Name Poster
Artist (American, c. 1907 - 1968)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA poster in shades of gray, red, and pink featuring an illustration of a young girl wearing pink patterned pajamas and holding a doll in a red dress. In her right hand she is holding a drawing of her family. In the background is the gray-tone image of two U.S. Army soldiers hiding in brush and aiming a machine gun. White, red, and black text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: "I WANT MY DADDY BACK" / BUY BONDS / "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!". The artwork is by PFC Laurence Brinkman, USMCR. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1944-O-610755.
Label TextThis poster is one of a number produced by the government that evoked the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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