"Wings Over America" Poster
date: label: date made
content: 1939
label: associated date
content: 1941 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Four-color print on paper.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Posters during World War II were designed to instill in people a positive outlook, a sense of patriotism, and confidence. They linked the war in trenches with the war at home. From a practical point, they were used to encourage all Americans to help with the war effort. The posters called on every man, woman, and child to endure the personal sacrifice and domestic adjustments to further the national agenda. They encouraged rationing, conservation, and sacrifice. In addition, the posters were used for recruitment, productivity, and motivation as well as for financing the war effort. The stark, colorful graphic designs elicited strong emotions. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.
place: label: referenced
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.70501MA
label: catalog number
content: 70501MA
label: accession number
content: 163798
objectType: label: Object Name
content: poster
label: Other Terms
content: poster; Army; Air
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 in x 25 in; 96.52 cm x 63.5 cm