Books are weapons in the war of ideas / S. Broder. – Vintage Wall Art
![Books are weapons in the war of ideas / S. Broder., [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/05/0523e86b7ef3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Books are weapons in the war of ideas / S. Broder. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Under the slogan "Books are weapons in the war of ideas," this 1942 color poster takes its subject from the book burnings staged in Germany in 1933, when students and Nazi officials set piles of volumes by banned authors on fire. The Office of War Information, created that same year to coordinate government messaging, used the image to argue that the printed word was a tool of resistance and that free expression was worth defending. Designed by S. Broder and printed by the Government Printing Office, it is one of a series of wartime posters that framed the fight against fascism as a contest over ideas as well as armies.
| Created / published | [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | GPO no. 1942-O-487131. OWI no. 7. Promotional goal: U.S. J49. 1942. |
| Subjects | Book burning--Germany--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Communications--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,270 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-197559 |
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