United We Are Strong, United We Will Win
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.33.3.1
Object Type
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
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a number of cannon pointing upwards and shooting into the sky. Each cannon has the flag of a different allied nation, including the US, Great Britain, U.S.S.R., Australia, and Italy. Blue and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: UNITED / we are strong / UNITED we will win. The artwork is by Henry 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 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.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view