Additional highlights include popular works by Victor Ancona, E.B. Similarly, 1941’s Join the ATS by Abram Games, valued at $3,000 to $4,000, was never released publicly because it was considered too suggestive. Leading the way is the iconic Keep Calm & Carry On, published in 1939 by the British Ministry of Information and never officially distributed ($12,000 to $18,000). Leyendecker, William Dodge Stevens and Lucy Kemp-Welch.Ī prodigious selection World War II propaganda brings the total number of war posters in the sale to nearly 250. Also available are patriotic works by Howard Chandler Christy, Joseph C. Flagg is well represented in the sale, with several of his famous works promoting Wake Up America Day, as well as various factions of the military. Army, 1917, estimated at $7,000 to $10,000, leads a group of galvanizing images from both sides of the Atlantic.
James Montgomery Flagg’s iconic I Want You for U.S. Marking the centennial anniversary of the U.S.’s entry into World War I, the sale will feature the largest number of posters from the conflict the house has ever offered. On August 2, Swann Galleries will close their spring-summer season with an extravaganza of Vintage Posters that span the last 150 years.
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