Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Mrs. Van Pyster Is Wearing the Family Heirloom Tonight
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.134
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Otto Soglow
(American illustrator and cartoonist, 1900 - 1975)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Production Board
(American government agency, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 3/4 in x W 9 in (29.8 cm x 22.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small black and white World War II war production poster with an orange border. The poster features a cartoon of a high society event where two men in tuxedos are discussing a woman in a formal gown wearing a tire around her neck in lieu of jewels. The one man says to the other, “Mrs. Van Pyster is wearing the family heirloom tonight." The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the artwork: “O. SOGLOW.”
Small text along the bottom of the page reads: "U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-471297 / BB-5. War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board."
Additional DetailsSmall text along the bottom of the page reads: "U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-471297 / BB-5. War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board."
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit 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.In Collection(s)
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