Don't Waste Food
Object numberMO 2005.13.35.32.1
Name
Poster
Artist
William H. Dyer
(American, 1913 - 1975)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/4 in x W 20 in (71.8 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster divided into two horizontal sections. The upper section features an illustration, on a blue background, of three uniformed U.S. Navy personnel, in black and white silhouette, watching a movie screen on which a man is getting hit in the face with a pie. In the upper left corner, orange text on a white background reads: GOOD GAG? The lower section of the poster features an illustration, on a white background, of a piece of pie hitting a trash can, next to which rests a partially eaten apple. Orange and black text to the right of, and below, the trashcan reads: -NOT HERE! / Don't Waste Food. The artwork is by William Dyer, USNR. Additional small text in the bottom right margin reads: U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944-O-620867.
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
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