Showing posts with label WPA Poster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WPA Poster. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2016

1941 - Seeds Go To War

I was cruising the Library of Congress images and came across this nice silkscreen print.  

Sometimes I wish I had a bigger house so I'd have more walls to hang things on.  This WWII poster makes me feel good.






  • Title: Grow it yourself Plan a farm garden now.
  • Creator(s): Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985, artist
  • Related Names:
       United States. Rural Electrification Administration , sponsor
  • Date Created/Published: NYC : NYC WPA War Services, [between 1941 and 1943]
  • Medium: 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color.
  • Summary: Poster for the U.S. Department of Agriculture promoting victory gardens, showing carrots, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, and potatoes growing.