Save Waste Fats for Explosives
Object numberMO 2005.13.35.77.1
Name
Poster
Artist
Henry Koerner
(American painter and designer, 1915 - 1991)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/2 in x W 16 in (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a hand pouring grease out of an iron pan. The grease drips downward towards an explosion at the center, with a number of missiles projecting out from the explosion. Yellow and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Save waste fats for explosives / TAKE THEM TO YOUR MEAT DEALER. The artwork is by Henry Koerner. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI POSTER No. 63. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-527285.
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
Exhibitions
Non exposé