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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
China Fights On

China Fights On

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.31.18
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist)
Issuing Body (American organization, 1941 - 1966)
Dateca. 1943-1945
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color World War II propaganda poster featuring a head and shoulders portrait of a Chinese military airman in uniform looking towards the sky as Chinese fighter planes fly overhead and around him. Text below the portrait states, “CHINA FIGHTS ON / UNITED CHINA RELIEF FUND / MEMBER of the NATIONAL WAR FUND,” followed by Chinese characters. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the upper right corner of the artwork: “GAYDOS.” Printed in small letters in the lower right corner of the poster: “LITHO IN U. S.”
Historical NoteUnited China Relief was a wartime aid organization based in the United States.Additional Details
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.
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