1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster

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  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
  • 1943 Women's Army Corps (WAC) "Star-Spangled Heart" Recruiting Poster
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Description

ARTIFACT:

This is a circa 1943 United States Women's Army Corps recruiting poster. The poster asks ARE YOU A GIRL WITH A STAR-SPANGLED HEART? A female soldier framed by a billowing American flag looks imploringly out for any like-minded "girls". The artist is Bradshaw Crandell, whose advertising art was widely published as early as the 1920s and very recognizable.

VINTAGE:

Circa 1943.

SIZE:

Approximately 35-3/8" in height by 25" in width (not including foam board).

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

This poster is shrink-wrapped to a piece of foam board. It will be shipped unwrapped and rolled without the foam board, unless arrangements are made for pick-up or special shipping to preserve the shrink wrap mounting.

ATTACHMENT:

None.

MARKINGS:

BRADSHAW CRANDELL; NOVA EMANENT RECRUITING PUBLICITY BUREAU UNITED STATES ARMY PX-9-RPB-8-7-43-50M.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a United States Army WAC collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJJR05 LDBEX7/11 SDBEX4/16

CONDITION:

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The poster is in excellent condition with only some very slight wrinkling near the top, a few pushpin holes and one very small tear where the cellophane was nicked. There are no creases.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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