Join! Heed Their Appeal
Object numberMO 2005.13.18.10
Name
Poster
Artist
Samuel Joseph Cherry
(American artist and illustrator, 1903 - 1975)
Issuing Body
American Red Cross
(American organization, founded 1881)
Date1938
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 30 in x W 20 in (76.2 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting the American Red Cross. The poster features an illustration of a group of people of all ages (seen from the back), most of whom are reaching their arms up towards the Red Cross symbol in the sky. The artist’s facsimile name is in the lower left corner of the illustration: “cherry —.” Blue and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: “JOIN! / Heed Their Appeal.” Printed in the very bottom lower right corner of the poster: LITHO IN U.S.A.
Additional DetailsCustodial 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
Non exposé