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pour Inter-American Affairs Poster
Inter-American Affairs Poster
Object numberMO 2005.13.32.6.2
Name
Poster
Artist
George Peter Alexander Healy
(American painter, 1813 - 1894)
Maker
Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA)
(American Federal agency, 1941 - 1946)
Dateca. 1941-1946
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 19 1/8 in x W 14 1/8 in (48.6 cm x 35.9 cm )
DescriptionA Spanish language poster promoting inter-American solidarity during World War II. The poster features a reproduction of the 1869 oil painting of Abraham Lincoln by artist George Peter Alexander Healy with Lincoln’s name printed in the upper left corner. The image is credited as: “OLEO DE G. P. A. HEALY.”
Printed below the portrait is additional Spanish text that reads: “Retrato de Abraham Lincoln en el comedor oficial de la Casa Blanca, en Wáshington. Entre todos los del Gran Emancipador, que fué el décimosexto Presidente de los Estados Unidos, éste era el favorito de su hijo Robert Todd Lincoln."
Printed in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: “Publicado por el Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Wáshington, E.U.A.”
Label TextPresident Roosevelt created the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs during World War II to counter Italian and German propaganda in Latin America and promote political, economic, and cultural ties with the United States. He appointed Nelson Rockefeller as the Coordinator.Printed below the portrait is additional Spanish text that reads: “Retrato de Abraham Lincoln en el comedor oficial de la Casa Blanca, en Wáshington. Entre todos los del Gran Emancipador, que fué el décimosexto Presidente de los Estados Unidos, éste era el favorito de su hijo Robert Todd Lincoln."
Printed in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: “Publicado por el Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Wáshington, E.U.A.”
Additional Details
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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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