An Open Letter to the Unconquerable Dutch
Object numberMO 2010.8.1
Name
Poster
Author
Joseph Auslander
(American poet, 1897 - 1965)
Artist
John Atherton
(American painter, illustrator, and writer, 1900 - 1952)
Issuing Body
The Saturday Evening Post
(American magazine, founded 1821)
Dateca. 1943-1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 1/2 in (36.8 cm x 29.2 cm )
Description1) A poster featuring a color painted illustration showing a pair of hands, with broken chains at the wrists, rising in front of a tattered Dutch flag attached to the remains of a tree. Behind the flag is a crumbling brick wall with smoke seen rising from destroyed houses and windmills in the background. Set over the lower portion of the illustration is a black and white printed poem entitled, "AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UNCONQUERABLE DUTCH By JOSEPH AUSLANDER / PAINTING BY JOHN ATHERTON," followed by a poem. Printed in the bottom right corner of the poster: "— from The Saturday Evening Post."
2) A paper folder titled "TRIBUTE TO THE UNCONQUERABLES by Joseph Auslander.” Also on the folder is a printed round seal in the upper left depicting shackled hands encircled by the words, "FREE THE VALIANT… SPEED VICTORY / BUY WAR BONDS." The folder contains a series of posters (MO 2010.8.1-5) including the one above.
3) Enclosed in the folder is a printed letter by Joseph Auslander titled, "THE OPEN LETTERS TO THE UNCONQUERABLES: The story of the tributes to the submerged peoples of Europe and of the distinguished poet who wrote them."
Label TextThis poster is one in a series of posters (MO 2010.8.1-5) titled, "Tribute to the Unconquerables by Joseph Auslander.”2) A paper folder titled "TRIBUTE TO THE UNCONQUERABLES by Joseph Auslander.” Also on the folder is a printed round seal in the upper left depicting shackled hands encircled by the words, "FREE THE VALIANT… SPEED VICTORY / BUY WAR BONDS." The folder contains a series of posters (MO 2010.8.1-5) including the one above.
3) Enclosed in the folder is a printed letter by Joseph Auslander titled, "THE OPEN LETTERS TO THE UNCONQUERABLES: The story of the tributes to the submerged peoples of Europe and of the distinguished poet who wrote them."
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Michael Dolan in 2010.
Credit LineGift of Michael Dolan
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)
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