| Place | North & Central America: United States of America, New York |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.916.14 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 87 x 60.9 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | offset lithograph mounted on linen |
| Maker |
Koerner, Henry R.Hoe & Co., Inc. Grinnell Lithographic Co. |
| Place made | United States of America: New York |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Someone Talked!
Description
With this poster, Koerner won the R. Hoe & Co. Award in the Museum of Modern Art's "Artists for Victory" competition and soon after began working for the Office of War Information. He draws a direct link between the military disaster described in the newsprint hand and the person who talked, fostering the idea of individual responsibility for security. The consequences of careless talk are spelt out in the newspaper text (avoiding unpopular depictions of death) while the figure of the guilty man casts an ominously long shadow.