I'm Proud...My Husband Wants Me to Do My Part
Object numberMO 2005.13.17.33
Name
Poster
Artist
John Newton Howitt
(American, 1885 - 1958)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Manpower Commission
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a man dressed in a suit with his hands on the shoulders of a woman dressed in industrial work attire. An American flag forms the backdrop. White and yellow text below the image reads: I'm Proud… my husband / wants me to do my part / SEE YOUR U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE / WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION. The artwork is by John Newton Howitt. U.S. Government Printing Office 1944-O-592572.
Additional DetailsCredit 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
Exhibitions
Non exposé