Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Award for Careless Talk
Artifact IDMO 1971.76.9
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Stevan Dohanos
(American draftsman, painter, and illustrator, 1907 - 1994)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of War
(American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 26 in x W 20 in (66 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration, against a red background, of a right hand wearing a ring bearing the Nazi swastika. The hand is holding a Nazi Germany Iron Cross medal suspended from a gray and white ribbon. Black and blue text above and below the illustration reads: AWARD / FOR CARELESS TALK / DON'T DISCUSS TROOP MOVEMENTS • SHIP SAILINGS • EQUIPMENT. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right corner: Stevan Dohanos.
Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-602587 / Distributed for the Issuing agencies by the Office of War Information.
On the reverse of the poster is printed information on artist Stevan Dohanos, and mailing information with a typed address to: Emma McSweyn / Go-In Tavern / 1107 1st Ave/ Seattle Wash. A printed return address for the War Department is also included.
Additional DetailsSmall black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-602587 / Distributed for the Issuing agencies by the Office of War Information.
On the reverse of the poster is printed information on artist Stevan Dohanos, and mailing information with a typed address to: Emma McSweyn / Go-In Tavern / 1107 1st Ave/ Seattle Wash. A printed return address for the War Department is also included.
Custodial 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.In Collection(s)
Not on view
