United We Are Strong
Object numberMO 1971.76.16
Name
Poster
Artist
Henry Koerner
(American painter and designer, 1915 - 1991)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Division of Public Inquiries, OWI
(American, founded 1942)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
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 group of cannons all pointing upwards and firing brightly into a dark sky. Each cannon has on it the flag of a different allied nation, including Brazil, Norway, Great Britain, Mexico, the United States, China, the U.S.S.R., Australia, and Czechoslovakia. Blue and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: “UNITED we are strong / UNITED we will win”. The artist’s facsimile name is along the side of the Norwegian cannon: “KOERNER.” Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “OWI Poster NO. 64. 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-527286.”
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by P. J. Nickel in 1971.
Credit LineGift of P. J. Nickel
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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