I Pledge Allegiance And Silence About The War – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with I Pledge Allegiance And Silence About The War, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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I Pledge Allegiance And Silence About The War
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Few wartime posters pair a pledge of allegiance with a call for silence, yet this one, titled "I Pledge Allegiance And Silence About The War," does just that, pointing to the loose talk that officials feared could help the enemy. Dated January 1943, it was printed in color by silkscreen under the War Services program of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in Louisiana, which hired artists to make posters supporting the war effort. Thomas A. Byrne's design is a reminder that wartime messages often asked civilians to keep their opinions and information to themselves as well as to buy bonds or enlist.
| Created / published | January, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print on board, poster, silkscreen, color |
| Notes | WPA War Services of Louisiana. Byrne, Thomas A., artist. Federal Art Project, sponsor |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,600 × 3,445 px · prints to 9 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214990 |
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