Americans suffer when careless talk kills!

Name/Title

Americans suffer when careless talk kills!

Description

Color illustration of an older man in overalls, with his arm around a weeping older woman in a simple dress and apron. The woman holds a "Western Union" telegram and wipes her tears with her apron skirt. On the wall behind them hangs a service flag with a blue star centered on a white background, with a red border. (A blue star signifies a family member who is alive and serving in the war.)

Collection

Poster Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Harry Martin Anderson

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

U.S. Government Printing Office

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, Talks, Silence, Telegrams, Crying, Family

Search Terms

Blue star

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

14 in