ORIGINAL WW 2 War Bond Poster, “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them”, 20” x 14,

Description

Original WW 2 War Bonds Poster, “Don’t Let That Shadow Get Them”, dated 1942.
Size: 20” x 14 1/4”
Original artwork done by Lawrence Beall Smith, his Signature can be found at bottom left of image. U.S. Government Printing Office info found at bottom right.
This Iconic image features the Swastika image behind 3 children.
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About The Image:
Don't Let that Shadow Touch Them
is a
U.S. War Bond
poster created by
Lawrence Beall Smith
in 1942,
[1]
created in support of the U.S. war effort upon America's entry into
World War II
.
[2]
It features three young children, apprehensive and fearful, as they are enveloped by the large, dark arm of a swastika shadow.
[3]
The poster was distributed by the United States Treasury Department and implied that purchasing war bonds would keep the children safe from the Nazi threat.
[4]
War bonds were offered by the United States Government for purchase by the public; purchasers would keep the bond and be reimbursed for its return at a later date. Purchasing bonds was considered patriotic and an investment in victory. U.S. posters tended to focus on patriotic themes and appeals to emotion to garner support. This poster was one in a series of war bond posters that resulted from a wartime partnership between Abbott Laboratories and the U.S. Treasury.