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Como un Solo Hombre
Object numberMO 2005.13.32.22.1
Name
Poster
Artist
Antonio Arias Bernal
(Mexican caricaturist and cartoonist, 1914 - 1960)
Maker
Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA)
(American Federal agency, 1941 - 1946)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA Spanish language poster promoting inter-American solidarity during World War II. The poster features a large graphic illustration of a white ghostly figure of a soldier holding a rifle rising up from the continents of North and South America against a graduated blue background. Spanish text in white at the bottom of the poster reads: "COMO UN SOLO HOMBRE” [AS ONE MAN]. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the poster: “ARIAS BERNAL.”
Printed in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: "Publicado por El Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Washington, 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 in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: "Publicado por El Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Washington, 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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