Posted 11 years ago
zguy2112
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This is an original and EXTREMELY RARE WW2 offset lithograph from my private collection of War posters. This poster titled, "He's Watching You" was designed by Glen Grobe, a well-known artist of Westport, Connecticut in 1942.
This is one of the most graphically designed WW2 posters ever created and is highly sought after. This lithograph was designed to remind factory workers to curb loose talk because Nazi spies could be present. It is one of the most striking and powerful images to be designed on a poster for the American war effort.
Unfortunately, a Madison Avenue survey revealed that many workers didn't understand the poster, confusing the figure for their boss or foreman, and remarkably, the Liberty Bell. It was determined that war effort posters should aim their message at the "Lower Third of the population" which led to a decline in the graphic quality of posters as the war progressed.
It has also been noted that the figure closely resembles Darth Vader, the sinister character we all know in "Star Wars", whose appearance may have been influenced by this lithograph.
This poster was distributed by the Division of Information, OEM (Office of Emergency Management) and was distributed in two sizes, this is the smaller of the two measuring approximately 10" x 14". This poster was printed in only 3 colors; Black, Yellow, and Blue. This poster is in "A" condition and has been professionally linen backed like all my posters are. This is by far my favorite WW2 lithograph. The image and message speak for themselves.
This is severely cool!
stunning!!
Thank you both vetraio50 and SEAN68, your comments are very much appreciated. This is certainly one of the coolest WW II posters ever designed, glad you both can appreciate it.
Anything about Lord Vader is Awesome.
Cool! Zguy, it does look like Darth Vader, lol.
Thanks for the comments guys, glad you like the poster.
Very nice! I have one just like it in my WWII poster collection. I just posted mine, check it out.
who does your restoration work?
Thanks BrewerianaAficionado, much appreciated. Glad you have this poster in your collection as well, it is one of the BEST WWII posters created in my opinion. As far as restoration artists, I use a few different guys depending on what I need done. Some are better than others when it comes to deep restoration and repair work. I have tried just about all of them at one point or another and a few I stay away from due to bad experiences.