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Khartoum, 1966 British Epic War Movie Poster in Spanish
Khartoum, 1966 British Epic War Movie Poster in Spanish

Khartoum, 1966 British Epic War Movie Poster in Spanish

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Condition is very fine, Khartoum is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden.

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Mid-20th Century American Moorish Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Movie Poster Star Wars British Quad Chantrell Pre Oscars
Original Vintage Movie Poster Star Wars British Quad Chantrell Pre Oscars

Original Vintage Movie Poster Star Wars British Quad Chantrell Pre Oscars

By Tom William Chantrell

Located in London, GB

This design by the British poster artist Tom William Chantrell (1916-2001), became instantly recognisable and closely associated with the Star Wars film, featuring the tagline May Th...

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Vintage 1970s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Shelter Scene WWII Ardizonne Blitz Britain
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Shelter Scene WWII Ardizonne Blitz Britain

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Shelter Scene WWII Ardizonne Blitz Britain

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster depicting a Shelter Scene during the Blitz featuring artwork by the British painter and war artist Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) depicting people...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Antique WWI Home Front Poster War Loan British Empire Lion Savings
Original Antique WWI Home Front Poster War Loan British Empire Lion Savings

Original Antique WWI Home Front Poster War Loan British Empire Lion Savings

Located in London, GB

Original antique World War One home front poster issued by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee featuring a dynamic design depicting a lion standing on a hill above the text in bo...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster ATS Signal Operators WWII British Army Womens Branch
Original Vintage War Poster ATS Signal Operators WWII British Army Womens Branch

Original Vintage War Poster ATS Signal Operators WWII British Army Womens Branch

Located in London, GB

The ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1938-1949) was the women's branch of the British Army during the war. The first women recruited to the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) wor...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

'Star Wars' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster by Tom Chantrell, 1977
'Star Wars' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster by Tom Chantrell, 1977

'Star Wars' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster by Tom Chantrell, 1977

By Tom William Chantrell

Located in Devon, GB

A rare British quad for the first instalment of George Lucas' original, genre-defining, sci-fi trilogy 'Star Wars'.

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Vintage 1970s British Space Age Posters

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Paper, Linen

Original Vintage War Poster British Short Sunderland Flying Boat WWII RAF Navy
Original Vintage War Poster British Short Sunderland Flying Boat WWII RAF Navy

Original Vintage War Poster British Short Sunderland Flying Boat WWII RAF Navy

By Roland Davies

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - A British Short Sunderland Flying Boat patrolling the sea lanes - featuring an illustration of an RAF Royal Air Force bomber plane flying abov...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Back Them Up WWII British Submarines
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Back Them Up WWII British Submarines

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Back Them Up WWII British Submarines

By Gilbert Rumbold

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Back Them Up! In the Mediterranean, British submarines have caused great havoc to Axis shipping - featuring a dramatic naval image of a Royal ...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Antique War Recruitment Poster Britains Call To Arms WWI Frank Brangwyn
Original Antique War Recruitment Poster Britains Call To Arms WWI Frank Brangwyn

Original Antique War Recruitment Poster Britains Call To Arms WWI Frank Brangwyn

By Frank Brangwyn

Located in London, GB

Original antique World War One recruitment poster featuring dynamic artwork by the notable Welsh artist Frank William Brangwyn (1867-1956) depicting a soldier in uniform giving direc...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Maintain Savings WWII
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Maintain Savings WWII

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Maintain Savings WWII

By Frank Henry Mason

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Britain's Sea Power Maintain it with your Savings - featuring a dynamic image of Royal Navy warships and tankers in convoy sailing on choppy w...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Rare Original Vintage British World War Two Food Poster The Vegetabull WWII UK
Rare Original Vintage British World War Two Food Poster The Vegetabull WWII UK

Rare Original Vintage British World War Two Food Poster The Vegetabull WWII UK

By Jan Le Witt and George Him

Located in London, GB

Rare original vintage British World War Two food poster - The Vegetabull A vegetable dish made of dried eggs or household milk is as good as a joint - issued to provide helpful advic...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946
Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946

Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946

Located in Hastings, GB

Here's a set of 12 oak-framed original post-war British design quiz posters, produced by the Council of Industrial Design in 1946, presumably a tie-in to the 'Britain Can Make It' ex...

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Vintage 1940s English Industrial Posters

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Oak, Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Attack Begins In The Factory WWII British Royal Navy
Original Vintage War Poster Attack Begins In The Factory WWII British Royal Navy

Original Vintage War Poster Attack Begins In The Factory WWII British Royal Navy

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - The Attack Begins in the Factory - featuring a dramatic battle scene showing explosions and Royal Navy ships at sea in the distance and soldie...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Plane
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Plane

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Plane

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an illustration of an RAF Royal Air Force plane flying at speed above a Royal Navy warship in camouflage flying a White Ensign flag, t...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Tank
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Tank

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Great Britain Will Pursue Japan WWII Tank

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an illustration of a military tank driving at speed over a hill with a Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom flying against the blue s...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Antique World War One Recruitment Poster To The Women Of Britain WWI
Original Antique World War One Recruitment Poster To The Women Of Britain WWI

Original Antique World War One Recruitment Poster To The Women Of Britain WWI

Located in London, GB

Original antique World War One recruitment poster featuring the bold stylised text within a red border reading - To the Women of Britain Some of your men folk are holding back on you...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Rehousing Plans WWII
Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Rehousing Plans WWII

Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Rehousing Plans WWII

By Abram Games

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Your Britain Fight For It Now - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depict...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Modernist School WWII
Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Modernist School WWII

Original Vintage War Poster Your Britain Fight For It Now Modernist School WWII

By Abram Games

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Your Britain Fight For It Now - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depict...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Back Them Up WWII British Commando Raid Norway Port
Original Vintage War Poster Back Them Up WWII British Commando Raid Norway Port

Original Vintage War Poster Back Them Up WWII British Commando Raid Norway Port

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! Dynamic battle scene illustration featuring British soldiers with bayonet rifle guns running down a hill towards a Ge...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Savings Navy Ship WWII
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Savings Navy Ship WWII

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Savings Navy Ship WWII

By Walter Thomas

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Britain's Sea Power Maintain it with your Savings - featuring a dynamic image of Royal Navy warships at sea in choppy waves with the sun shini...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Antique War Poster Our Day British Red Cross Society WWI Tom Purvis
Original Antique War Poster Our Day British Red Cross Society WWI Tom Purvis

Original Antique War Poster Our Day British Red Cross Society WWI Tom Purvis

By Tom Purvis

Located in London, GB

Original antique World War One poster - Our Day To Help at the Front our wounded from Home & Overseas - issued by The British Red Cross Society & Order of St John for an event on 21 ...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Post-World War Two Map Poster Kent Battle Of Britain WWII Clegg
Original Vintage Post-World War Two Map Poster Kent Battle Of Britain WWII Clegg

Original Vintage Post-World War Two Map Poster Kent Battle Of Britain WWII Clegg

Located in London, GB

Original vintage post-World War Two map poster for Kent Battle of Britain 1940-1941 featuring a colourful design by Ernest Costain Clegg (1876-1954) of the county in south east Engla...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Against the Wind, British Film Poster

Against the Wind, British Film Poster

By Manfred Reiss 1

Located in London, GB

Original British film poster for war, drama made by Ealing Studios in 1948.

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

"Secret Agent" Original British Advertisment Poster
"Secret Agent" Original British Advertisment Poster

"Secret Agent" Original British Advertisment Poster

Located in London, GB

Owing to mass paper recycling during World War II, no British film poster on this title is known to have survived.

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Vintage 1930s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Be Punctual WWII Eckersley London
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Be Punctual WWII Eckersley London

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Be Punctual WWII Eckersley London

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British World War Two propaganda poster - Be on the dot Save seconds on the home front Be Punctual - featuring a great graphic design by the notable artist Tom Ecker...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original "Back Them Up!" vintage British WWII poster
Original "Back Them Up!" vintage British WWII poster

Original "Back Them Up!" vintage British WWII poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Printed in England by Fosh and Cross Ltd London. British War poster number: 51-2400 British soldiers carrying bayonets descend from a hillside to the village and port.

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1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Absentees Help The Axis WWII Eckersley
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Absentees Help The Axis WWII Eckersley

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Absentees Help The Axis WWII Eckersley

By Tom Eckersley 1

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British World War Two propaganda poster - Don't be an absentee Absentees help the axis - featuring a great graphic design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars

$3,062

Star Wars

Located in London, GB

Original British film poster for Star Wars 1977. George Lucas commissioned Tom William Chantrell (1916-2001) to design this British poster.

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Vintage 1970s British Posters

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Paper

Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars

$8,846

Star Wars

Located in London, GB

Original British film poster for Star Wars 1977. George Lucas commissioned Tom William Chantrell (1916-2001) to design this British poster.

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Vintage 1970s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage World War One Recruitment Poster WWI It's Our Flag Fight for It
Original Vintage World War One Recruitment Poster WWI It's Our Flag Fight for It

Original Vintage World War One Recruitment Poster WWI It's Our Flag Fight for It

Located in London, GB

Original antique British world war One recruitment poster featuring a painting of the Union Jack flag inside a blue frame and green border, the stylized text in white and black above...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Rush British Arms To Russian Hands Strong As Steel
Original Vintage WWII Poster Rush British Arms To Russian Hands Strong As Steel

Original Vintage WWII Poster Rush British Arms To Russian Hands Strong As Steel

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Soviet War Poster Rush British arms to Russian hands - featuring a cartoon style caricature illustration by Nikolai Radlov (1889-19...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original British WWII Poster - Careless Talk May Cost His Life - Royal Air Force
Original British WWII Poster - Careless Talk May Cost His Life - Royal Air Force

Original British WWII Poster - Careless Talk May Cost His Life - Royal Air Force

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British World War Two poster - Careless talk may cost his life Don't talk about aerodromes or aircraft factories - featuring a black and white photo of a smiling Roy...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Normandie Niemen 1960 Academy Cinema London UK Quad Film Poster, Strausfeld
Normandie Niemen 1960 Academy Cinema London UK Quad Film Poster, Strausfeld

Normandie Niemen 1960 Academy Cinema London UK Quad Film Poster, Strausfeld

By Peter Strausfeld 1

Located in Bath, Somerset

Original Academy Cinema British film poster for 60s war drama Normandie Niemen featuring a wonderful design by Peter Strausfeld.

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20th Century British Posters

Materials

Paper

1944 UK poster: Great Britain's War Effort (Taxation) - World War II propaganda

1944 UK poster: Great Britain's War Effort (Taxation) - World War II propaganda

Located in London, GB

We have two other posters from this series. Great Britain's War Effort No. 5 (Taxation) Printed by Lowe & Brydone Printers (1944) 50x37cm "The British people paid two and a half ti...

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1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1944 UK poster: Great Britain's War Effort (Men) - World War II propaganda

1944 UK poster: Great Britain's War Effort (Men) - World War II propaganda

Located in London, GB

The population of the Empire had to be persuaded that Britain was pulling her weight in World War 2. By this poster and others similar could the message be put across.

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1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1953 Cold War British Aircraft poster US Government Identification Aeroplanes

1953 Cold War British Aircraft poster US Government Identification Aeroplanes

Located in London, GB

British Aircraft Aircraft Identification poster (1953) Department of the Army Graphic Training Aid 74x58 cm Aircraft of the Second World War - such as the Mosquito, Seafire and Sund...

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1950s More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Have you a reason for not enlisting? World War One British Recruitment Poster

Have you a reason for not enlisting? World War One British Recruitment Poster

Located in London, GB

Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, wanted to recruit almost 100,000 men per month and by the end of 1915 the supply of volunteers - despite excellent posters such as this on...

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1910s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Have you a reason for not enlisting? World War One British Recruitment Poster

Have you a reason for not enlisting? World War One British Recruitment Poster

Located in London, GB

Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, wanted to recruit almost 100,000 men per month and by the end of 1915 the supply of volunteers - despite excellent posters such as this on...

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1910s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"What Will Your Answer Be" What did YOU do to help.  original vintage poster
"What Will Your Answer Be" What did YOU do to help.  original vintage poster

"What Will Your Answer Be" What did YOU do to help. original vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Iconic British World War 1 original vintage poster. Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London.

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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bold Machine Age WW II British War Propaganda Litho Poster
Bold Machine Age WW II British War Propaganda Litho Poster

Bold Machine Age WW II British War Propaganda Litho Poster

By Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd. 1

Located in Dallas, TX

Just a great graphic statement. Very rare Anti - Nazi poster, part of the Imperial War Museum "Posters of Conflict" Exhibition and permanent collection. Artist unknown, executed ...

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Vintage 1940s Great Britain (UK) Industrial Posters

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    Whether war posters are in the public domain depends on their age. If a poster is more than 95 years old, it is usually in the public domain. Shop a selection of war posters from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Hildebrandt Brothers made the original Star Wars posters. The duo consists of twin brothers Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. Notably, well-known film poster artist Drew Struzan came out of retirement to design the artwork for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. You'll find a variety of film poster art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Opinions on which World War II propaganda poster is the most famous differ. However, two posters introduced characters that would go on to become iconic. The first is "We Can Do It," featuring Rosie Riveter, who has become synonymous with women's equality. Another influential design is " I Want YOU For U.S. Army," with its bearded figure wearing a star-spangled top hat. The image gave birth to Uncle Sam, the well-known symbol of the U.S. On 1stDibs, find a range of WWII posters from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    More than 200,000 propaganda posters were made during World War II. The Office of War Information (OWI) was responsible for hiring artists to design the artwork. Famous posters include “I Want You” for the U.S. Army, featuring the well-known Uncle Sam character, while the popular “We Can Do It!” design depicts Rosie the Riveter. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of World War II posters and other vintage and antique posters.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The easily recognizable poster created during World War I in 1917 is I Want You for U.S. Army. James Montgomery Flagg designed the poster, which shows Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer. Find a collection of James Montgomery Flagg art on 1stDibs.