Transcript WWII Posters - JuulArts.com

MILITARY
AND
PROPAGANDA
POSTERS
Does anyone recognize this image?
How about this image?
The single most famous portrait
of Uncle Sam is the "I WANT YOU"
Army recruiting poster from
World War I. The poster was painted
by James Montgomery Flagg in
1916-1917.
Because of its overwhelming
popularity, the image was
later adapted for use in
World War II.
This is one of the
most successful
posters in American
history and also one
of the most often
parodied.
Using the French Revolution as a blueprint... many
countries used the medium of posters and leaflets as
military PROPAGANDA - both good and bad. Propaganda
is created to sway public opinion one way or another in
favor of a cause. Sometimes it’s a just cause, other
times it is complete lies.
Propaganda works both ways though, and some
enemies countered with false propaganda of their own,
sometimes directed at their own people, to strengthen
their image and cause.
Our own government has been using this same tactic in
Afghanistan, Iraq and on United States citizens.
The next pages show some examples from many
different wars and locations...
Canadian Recruitment
British Recruitment
“Keep Quiet” propaganda about the effects of spreading
information carelessly
The looming spectre of nazi’s and Hitler. The poster on the
right had to be redone because American workers felt it
meant their boss was watching them...
The use of children in London war campaigns...
Anti-American / London Sentiments
Nazi propaganda aimed at the world.
“ Italian workers enlist yourself!
“ War orphans… have confidence
The great Germany will protect you! ”
in the GERMAN SOLDIER! ”
PRO-AMERICAN WAR POSTERS
Pro-American War posters
were created to empower
the American labor
population into “doing their
part” for the war effort.
Just because you weren’t
overseas carrying a rifle, it
didn’t mean you couldn’t
help fight the war.
- Keep production up…
- Don’t rock the boat…
- Quality and time means
American lives.
Deriving their appearance
from the fine and
commercial arts, posters
conveyed more than
simple slogans. Posters
expressed the needs and
goals of the people who
created them.
World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation.
Inexpensive, accessible, and ever-present, the poster
was an ideal agent for making war aims the personal
mission of every citizen.
Government agencies, businesses, and private
organizations issued an array of poster images linking
the military front with the home front -- calling upon
every American to boost production at work and at
home. Patriotism meant business.
PARODY POSTERS
Just as the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster continues to
be parodied in popular culture, so to do parodies of
past propaganda posters and current pop culture.
A parody is a satirical or humorous version of a popular
phrase, image, person or product.
Weird Al writes
Wacky Packs create
“parodies”
product “parodies”
Saturday Night Live
performs “parodies”
Many countries use the medium of posters and
leaflets as military propaganda - both good and bad to sway public opinion in favor of their cause.
Pro-American War posters were created to empower the
American labor population into “doing their part” for the
war effort.
Government agencies, businesses, and private
organizations issued an array of poster images linking
the military front with the home front. Patriotism meant
business
Parody Posters are satirical or humorous versions of a
popular phrase, image, person or product.
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