Episode 107: U.S. Wartime Propaganda Posters
We want you! If you’re looking for something to volunteer for, if you’re ready to be part of something bigger than yourself...Something that will make you see the world in a new way and make new friends...While spending some time together in the trenches or back home supporting the effort, then listen to our wartime propaganda episode!
Today we’re discussing the histories of two of the most iconic posters (and characters) in the world. Rosie the Riveter and Uncle Sam.
It’s time to salute the bartender while asking for a couple of Red White and Blue Shooters. We’re falling in line and supporting the effort today in the bar.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): The “We Can Do It” poster illustrated by J. Howard Miller for the Westinghouse Electric's internal War Production Coordinating Committee, the original “Rosie the Riveter” artwork by Norman Rockwell created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post
(Top to bottom): Another poster from the Westinghouse Electric's internal War Production Coordinating Committee series, another ad inspired by Rosie the Riveter, an illustration by J. Howard Miller with him as a glasses-wearing barber
(Top to bottom): The famous “I Want You” poster featuring Uncle Sam, Samuel Wilson who the character and name Uncle Sam may be based on, poster artist James Montgomery Flagg
Rosie the Riveter
Background (Britannica entry)
Uncle Sam
Background (Military History Now article)
Additional Links
“Rosie the Riveter” background (The Pop History Dig article)
J. Howard Miller biography (Seton Hall University article)
James Montgomery Flagg biography (Society of Illustrators)
Roses and Buckshot, James Montgomery Flagg’s autobiography
