Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
There’s Work to Be Done and a War to Be Won . . . Now!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.3.4
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Vernon Grant
(American cartoonist, 1902 - 1990)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Manpower Commission
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn illustrated color poster featuring the cartoon images of women in various industrial and service jobs working on and around a large sign made up of individual purple and red letters that read all together, "WOMEN." Below the sign is the image of a woman working on a jeep. Black and red text to the right of the jeep reads: There's work to be done and / a war to be won . . . Now! / DISTRIBUTED FOR WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION BY OWI. The artists facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the illustration: VERNON / GRANT / FOR O.W.I. Yellow text on a black strip along the bottom of the poster reads: SEE YOUR U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-599879.
Additional DetailsThe poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-599879.
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)
Not on view
