Propaganda & War Posters > Propaganda - Latest Acquisitions
November 2017
DekeThornton:
I recently got another WWII poster with artwork by Arias Bernal produced for the Office of Inter-American Affairs to keep Latin American sympathies firmly with the Allies.
DekeThornton:
This one is really a calendar, but it's close enough to a poster to share here.
The caption reads "America Libre". It shows the countries of the Americas personified as a woman, who has broken her shackles. I presume this was produced immediately after WWII. Though there is no date, as this particular specimen never had the dated monthly calendar pages attached.
DekeThornton:
Here is another recent acquisition, a Mexican propaganda poster promoting the CTM (Confederación de Trabajadores de México), a confederation of trade unions that was once a potent political force.
According to my online research, the poster is from 1947:
erik1925:
--- Quote from: DekeThornton on November 08, 2017, 01:40:07 AM ---This one is really a calendar, but it's close enough to a poster to share here.
The caption reads "America Libre". It shows the countries of the Americas personified as a woman, who has broken her shackles. I presume this was produced immediately after WWII. Though there is no date, as this particular specimen never had the dated monthly calendar pages attached.
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Beautiful image here, Deke.
I wonder if this piece was also ever produced in a larger poster size, too.
MoviePosterBid.com:
nice pieces Deke
since you like pin-up stuff, here is my Rolf Armstrong circa 1940.
I used to have quite a bit of original pin-up art, including Elvgren, Mozert, Macpherson, Dribben and others
this is by Robert Kalifutti (name may not be spelled correctly, piece is locked away also)
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