38 Vintage Political Posters of World War II
June 3, 2010
Karl von Clausewitz once wrote in his book, On War, that “war is just politics by other means”. Taking into consideration that politics basically means the process in which people make collective decisions, the following posters produced here in the US back in World War II are prime examples of how our various federal agencies have motivated the public back then to make the best, most productive decisions during those trying times.
Click on the individual images to find out more about each poster design’s history and origin. When it’s time for you to create posters to move and motivate people for your cause, we hope this roundup gives you useful insights on the great possibilities of political poster design!
Vintage Political Posters Inspiration: World War II
All these images come from the the Northwestern University Library’s World War II poster collection. Visit the link to view more than 300 examples of World War II poster designs from a variety of US federal agencies.
In case this post woke up the war nerd or geek in you, you may also want to check out our previous collection of war movie posters for more inspiration. As for more examples of political posters in this blog, please check out our past roundup of original Constructivist posters.
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June 4, 2010
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June 4, 2010
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June 4, 2010
Great collection. If you haven’t been to the WW2 Museum in New Orleans, it is amazing. They have a great collection of posters including a really interesting section on propaganda – both from US other countries’ perspectives.
June 4, 2010
Amazing round-up. Some of these are so powerful – they take the breath away. Thank you for sharing this piece of history.
June 7, 2010
I would love to post some from my collection…The USHMM will be have 4 from my collection on loan next year
June 7, 2010
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June 7, 2010
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June 7, 2010
I think I’m speaking for everyone here when I say – we’d love that, Darrell!
November 23, 2010
These are all pretty awesome. Thanks for posting!
December 29, 2010
Is anyone else rather amused by the one saying “this world canot half slave and half free” considering that apartheid was still legal in many states of the US when the poster came out?
January 3, 2011
How did Ol’ Rosie the Riveter not make the list?
January 11, 2011
One poster made me think of Darth Vader. I wonder if Lucus was inspired by it.
January 20, 2011
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February 22, 2011
WAR IS JUST A VERY DIRTY BUSINESS.. BUY MORE WAR BONDS! WE NEED TO GET RICH,. DON’T LET OUR YOUNG SOLDIERS DIE IN VAIN…