Bits of Careless Talk Are Pieced Together by the Enemy

Name/Title

Bits of Careless Talk Are Pieced Together by the Enemy

Description

Second World War poster depicting a hand wearing a Nazi ring piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. The last piece of the jigsaw is being placed, completing the message "Convoy sails for England / tonight". The poster aims at telling its audience that they should be careful about what they say that can be overheard, as small pieces of information can be put together to form potentially sensitive information

Collection

Poster Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Stevan Dohanos

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

Date made

1943

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

War posters, National security, Swastikas, Puzzles, Convoys

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40 in

Width

28-3/8 in