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Emblem of strength and courage – Vintage Print

Emblem of strength and courage — historic print
Emblem of strength and courage. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Emblem of strength and courage comes to life in this historic print, 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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Few details survive for this etching, but its title, *Emblem of strength and courage*, marks it as an allegorical work built around a single symbol rather than a scene. Dated 1942, it was made in the first full year of American involvement in the Second World War, when many artists turned to emblematic imagery to express national resolve. Prints like this were meant to be taken in at a glance, offering viewers facing rationing and uncertainty a steady image of endurance.

Medium1 print : etching.
Notes1942
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,257 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-125126

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