Description
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.