{"product_id":"original-c-1941-single-sided-give-em-both-barrels-offset-lithograph-word-war-ii-propaganda-production-poster","title":"original c. 1941 single-sided \"give 'em both barrels\" offset lithograph word war ii propaganda \"production\" poster","description":"rare c. 1941 highly collectible american offset lithograph \"production\" poster designed by french poster modernist jean carlu for the division of information, office for emergency management, washington, d.c. \"give 'em both barrels\" is a superlative example of the smaller format, showing a highly stylized riveter and machine gunner each contributing their part to the war effort. produced in the same year that roosevelt signed the lend-lease act to help supply britain and the allies with goods and weaponry, this propaganda poster was created to inspire the american workers to a greater level of productivity to help defeat the nazi regime. carlu's trademark minimalist style eschews the heavy-handed design of many other propaganda pieces of the times. after wwii broke out, posters were aimed to mobilize sentiment and drum up war support. recalling the uncle sam poster, propaganda graphic visuals were often pictorial, relying on familiar conventions of realistic illusion. however, flat and bold imagery also functioned symbolically. jean carlu started his career as a professional poster-designer in 1919, after a competition by a producer of dental aids (glycodont) in 1918. from 1919 until 1921 he served as an illustrator, after which he worked at an agency that designed advertisements. in that period he designed his first poster in art deco style (for the kid by charlie chaplin). he was attracted by cubism and by the works of juan gris and albert gleizes. he was one of the first who realized that to fix a trademark in the minds of consumers, a process involving schematic forms and expressive colors needs to be applied. these very characteristics gave his posters and other works their distinguishable quality. the poster remains in excellent condition, with a little toning and handling wear. free from u.s. government folds before mounting. printed by the u.s. government printing office. professionally framed and matted.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669474185514,"sku":"UR-12297-11","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20111206-005m_2.jpg?v=1760324042","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/original-c-1941-single-sided-give-em-both-barrels-offset-lithograph-word-war-ii-propaganda-production-poster","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}