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Inter-American Affairs Poster

Object numberMO 1998.16.1
Name Poster
Artist (Mexican caricaturist and cartoonist, 1914 - 1960)
Maker (American Federal agency, 1941 - 1946)
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 39 3/4 in x W 27 3/4 in (101 cm x 70.5 cm )
DescriptionA poster promoting inter-American solidarity during World War II. The poster features a large color cartoon illustration of Adolf Hitler of Germany, attached to an open parachute, floating down towards the spines of a large potted cactus. On the ground next to the cactus are two figures – Uncle Sam and a Latin American man – both laughing uproariously at the sight above them and making the “V” (for victory) sign with their fingers. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner: “ARIAS BERNAL.”

Small Spanish text printed in the bottom left corner of the poster reads: “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. This poster is one of two (MO 1998.16.1-2) that were sent by Rockefeller to Eleanor Roosevelt in March 1943.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
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.
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