Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
You Wouldn't Deprive Your Family of Food!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.67.2
Object Type
Poster
Artist
DeWolfe Hotchkiss
(American artist, 1919 - 2005)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Navy
(American, founded 1775)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 10 in x W 7 1/8 in (25.4 cm x 18.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. Navy conservation poster. The orange, blue, black, and white poster features a comic-like illustration of a burly Navy sailor ripping a platter of food out of the hands of man standing with his wife and small child. Text above and below the illustration states: “YOU WOULDN'T DEPRIVE YOUR FAMILY OF FOOD! OF COURSE NOT! BUT – THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU THROW GOOD CHOW AWAY!" The artist’s facsimile signature is below the illustration: "HOTCHKISS USNR.”
Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS : NAVY / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-595665."
Additional DetailsAdditional small text in the bottom margin reads: “BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS : NAVY / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-595665."
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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