I'm out to lick runaway prices

Place North & Central America: United States of America
Accession Number ARTV04511
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 57.1 x 41 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description Offset lithograph on paper
Maker Unknown
Office of War Information
Unknown
Place made United States of America: Washington DC
Date made c. 1941-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

United States Second World War poster depicts a snarling housewife, fist clenched, declaring she's 'out to lick runaway prices'. Inflation and profiteering were a concern in war-time economies, this poster draws attention to 7 ways housewives can counter these economic problems.

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