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Period: 1940s
Original WW2 Poster, ‘Englishman, This Man Is Your Friend He Fights for Freedom’
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War II propaganda poster ‘This Man is your Friend-Englishman-He Fights for Freedom. Great black and white photograph of a smiling English soldier in uniform wearing a hat and holding a sub machine gun on his shoulder with the text in stylized black and white letters...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Johnny O'clock
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the 1947 Film Noir Johnny O'clock starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb and John Kellogg.
This film was directed by Robert Rosse...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
La Regle Du Jeu / The Rules of the Game
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original French film poster for La Regle du Jeu / The Rules of the Game. This film starred Marcel Dalio , Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, and was directed by Jean...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Roma Citta Aperta / Rome Open City
Located in London, GB
exceptionally rare and important original Italian film poster for Roberto Rossellini's land mark Italian Neo-Realism film. This film starred Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani and Marcello P...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Big Sleep
Located in London, GB
Original 1946 US Title card for The Big Sleep.
This film was directed by Howard Hawks and starred Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall. This film was bassed on the classic novel by R...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
It's a Wonderful Life
Located in London, GB
Original 1962 US Title card for Frank Capra's Christmas masterpiece.
Frank Capra's classic Christmas fantasy film, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, is one of the most loved fi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
To Have and Have Not
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1944 Film Noir To Have and Have Not.
This film starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and was directed by Howard Hawks.
This piece is conservation ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in London, GB
Original British Front of house still for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937.
This piece would have been used to advertise the film inside the cinema foyer.
This piece was created...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Nora Inu / Stray Dog
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptionally rare very rare original Japanese film poster for Akira Kurosawa's 1949 crime film.
This is not the general release poster but one created for local theatres ...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Home Front Poster Put Out Waste Paper Ammunition WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front recycling poster - Put out waste paper It is used for ammunition and other vital needs - featuring a dramatic image of a soldier firing a ma...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Pin Up Lady Telephone Hat George Petty Girls Model Nude
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster featuring an illustration by the notable American pin-up artist George Brown Petty IV (1894-1975) depicting a lady in a sheer body suit holding a sketch of a ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Newell Convers Wyeth, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original World War II poster by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945). The poster features bold lettering at bottom reading "Buy War Bonds," with a dynamic depiction of Uncl...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Food Propaganda Poster Wheatmeal Bread Rationing WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two food propaganda poster published by the Ministry of Food during periods of rationing - Wheatmeal bread fights fatigue and strengthens the nerves - feat...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Supply Poster Binoculars Wanted Urgently WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Wanted Urgently Our Fighting Services must have and will buy every suitable pair of binoculars now privately owned They need yours now! We are...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"U.S. Marines on Land at Sea in the Air Defend America" Vintage WWII Poster 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1942 and illustrated by Paul Woyshner. The poster depicts a swooping bald eagle and the outline of the United States map...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Save Freedom of Speech. Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Norman Rockwell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1943 War Bonds poster by Rockwell Kent, illustrating “Freedom of Speech.” The poster is one of the four iconic War Bonds posters by Norman Rockwell. The seri...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Route Poster Air France Planisphere Map Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France the global air network of the French national airline carrier. Design by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) featurin...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Film Poster Prairie Station Paren Iz Taygi USSR Movie
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet film poster directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya and Ivan Pravov - Парень из тайги Prairie Station (Paren Iz Taygi) - a 1941 adventure movie about gold digging m...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Washington American Airlines McKnight Kauffer USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Washington American Airlines - featuring fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Wear the 'FIGHTIN'EST' wings in the service" Vintage WWII Marines Poster 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster from 1942. The poster, a color lithograph, was printed by the Alpha Litho. Co., out of Camden, NJ. In the center of the composition appears a striking blue eagle, which tears apart a Japanese plane with its talons. The poster displays the slogan "Wear the FIGHTINEST wings in the service, Fly with the Marines" in bold letters above and below the image. On the bottom in black lettering is the phrase: "Apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station." The Marines logo appears in yellow in the top right hand corner of the composition, set against a red background.
The Second World War ushered in the biggest government-led advertising campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The Office of War Information (OWI) commissioned some of the nation’s leading artists to produce the stark, colorful graphic designs. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.
The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, supporting the war effort at home through conservation, victory gardens, and the purchasing of War Bonds, and anti-German and Japanese propaganda...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Feeding 45 Millions Markets WWII F Taylor
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Feeding 45 Millions Markets - featuring artwork by the notable British artist Fred Taylor (1875-1963) depicting a wartime image of firefighter...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Feeding 45 Millions Unloading WWII Taylor
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Feeding 45 Millions Unloading featuring artwork by the notable British artist Fred Taylor (1875-1963) depicting a busy wartime image of workme...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster British Commonwealth Of Nations Together
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - The British Commonwealth of Nations Together - featuring a dynamic military illustration depicting a group of British Empire Common...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Join The Fight Against Fascism WWII
By Irakli Toidze
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Vsichni do boje proti Fasismu! Everyone join the fight against Fascism - featuring a dynamic illustration of a soldier in uniform with a r...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Fight For Freedom Half Slave Free WWII
By John Falter
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - This world cannot exist half slave and half free Fight For Freedom! - featuring a dynamic image by the American artist John Falter ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage War Poster Feeding 45 Millions Transport WWII Frank Mason
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Feeding 45 Millions Transport - featuring artwork by the notable British artist Frank H. Mason (Frank Henry Mason; 1875-1963) depicting a dyna...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Map Poster Belgian Congo Africa Thiriar Margraff Belgium
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel map poster for the Belgian Congo / Belgisch Kongo featuring a pictorial map of the area bordering Equatorial Africa, French Sudan, ...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Alfredo Strongman Circus Tour Weightlifting
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Гастроли Альфредо / Alfredo's Tour featuring a colourful illustration of Alfredo the strongman in the centre dressed in a red and yellow toga ...
Category
Uzbek Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Sport Poster USSR Cycling Championship Race Riga Soviet Latvia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the Soviet Union Cycling Championship Race - PSRS Meistarsacikstes Ritenbrauksana - held in Riga Latvia from 2-6 July 1947 organised by the All-Unio...
Category
Latvian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Sport Skiing Poster Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1940 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 9 to 10 February 1940 featuring a great design depicting a skier in a dark blue ski suit and helmet skiing at...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Night at the Follies" 1947 Original Linen Backed Theatrical Poster Evelyn West
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Night at the Follies" 1947 an original vintage linen backed one-sheet theatrical film movie poster. Size is 30 X 44 with the linen added.
A Night at the Follies, the 1947 W. Merle Connell burlesque documentary ("Daring!"; "Gorgeous Girls Great comedians Glamorous dancers"; "You've heard about it! You've read about it! Now see Big Time Burlesque Just as presented at the world famous follies theatre in Los Angeles"; "Something new in entertainment!"; "Evelyn West...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Remember Dec. 7th" Vintage WWII Poster by Allen Saalburg, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original WWII poster by Allen Saalburg, published in 1942. The poster features a tattered American flag at half-mast, with billowing smoke, flames, and a partially obscur...
Category
Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Back 'Em Up. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Boris Chaliapin, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII War Bonds poster by Boris Chaliapin. Printed in 1944 by the U.S. Government Printing Office, the poster features General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the cente...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Wear the 'FIGHTIN'EST' wings in the service" Vintage WWII Marine Poster, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster from 1942. The poster, a color lithograph, was printed by the Alpha Litho. Co., out of Camden, NJ. In the center of the composition appears a striking blue eagle, which tears apart a Japanese plane with its talons. The poster displays the slogan "Wear the FIGHTINEST wings in the service, Fly with the Marines" in bold letters above and below the image. On the bottom in black lettering is the phrase: "Apply, or write, to nearest recruiting station." The Marines logo appears in yellow in the top right hand corner of the composition, set against a red background.
The Second World War ushered in the biggest government-led advertising campaign to date, critical to the wartime communication needs of every combatant: from raising money, recruiting soldiers and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. The Office of War Information (OWI) commissioned some of the nation’s leading artists to produce the stark, colorful graphic designs. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.
The most common themes found in the posters were the consequences of careless talk, supporting the war effort at home through conservation, victory gardens, and the purchasing of War Bonds, and anti-German and Japanese propaganda...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
"Build and Fight in the Navy Seabees" Vintage WWII Poster by John Philip Falter
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage WWII U.S. Navy Seabees recruitment poster, illustrated by John Falter. The poster was printed in July of 1943 and features a young soldier with his helmet and a M-1...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Metal
1940 El Lissitzky ‘Beat the whites ‘ reprint lithograph in colours
By El Lissitzky
Located in London, GB
Bolshevik propaganda poster
Beat the whites (Tsars White Russians) with the red wedge
Constructivism art, this reprint litho from the 1917 original ...
Category
Ukrainian Other Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1940 comedy
starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart.
This piece is conservation framed with in a Tulip wood...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946
Located in Hastings, GB
Want a whole wall covered? 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 t...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Oak, Paper
Symphony Hour
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare original US film poster for the 1942 short animation Symphony Hour. This poster has only surfaced a few times.
In this Walt Disney animated short film, Walt Disn...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Hue and Cry
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1947 Ealing Studios comedy.
This poster was designed by the English painter, illustrator and graphic designer Edward Bawden (1903-1989)
This fil...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Letter / La Lettre
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for William Wyler's 1940 Film Noir starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Lawless Frontier
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1934 Western starring John Wayne and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.
This poster was created for the films US re-release 1940s.
This poster is conser...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Big Sleep
Located in London, GB
Original US black and white photographic production still for the 1946 Film Noir The Big Sleep. this production still would have been used by the studio to advertise the film. these ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Citizen Kane / Quarto Potere
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare Original Italian film poster for the landmark film Citizen Kane. 1939. This incredibly fitting art work was designed for the films first Italian release in 1948 af...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Raw Deal
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for The 1948 Film Noir Raw Deal.
This film was directed by Anthony Mann and starred Dennis O'Keefe and Claire Trevor.
This poster is conservation linen backed...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Pursued / Notte Senza Fine
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original Italian film poster for the 1947 western Pursued.
This film was directed by Raoul Walsh and starred Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. To date no other exa...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original US trade advertisement for the classic 1940 comedy
starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This film was directed by George Cukor.
This piece is conservat...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Postman Always Rings Twice
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 8 (withdrawn) for The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946.
This American film noir is based James M. Cain novel of the same name. The film was directed by ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original British front of house card used inside the foyer of the cinema.
The artwork features the films scene where pinocchio takes his first steps.
Walt Disney's second animated fe...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paint
The Wizard of Oz / Il Mago di Oz
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original Italian film poster for The Wizard of Oz 1939.
Due to World War II The film had its first release in Italy 1949.
The art work on this piece is unique to t...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Located in London, GB
Original candid photographic production still for the 1948 drama, adventure film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
This film starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and was directed b...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Edwardes (played by Gre...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
1943 Loterie Nationale - Original French Vintage Lithographic Poster
Located in Hellerup, DK
Original vintage ''Loterie Nationale" poster from 1943 where profits from the lottery went to charity organisations, and thereby contributed to aid in disaster and war-torn areas.
T...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
1940 Helsinki Olympic Games Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning and exceptionally rare poster for the 1940 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, or the Games of the XII Olympiad. Originally rescheduled, the games were eventually can...
Category
Finnish Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
1947 British Airways - Overseas European S. American Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful mid century marvel for British Airways. Created in 1947, this piece advertises the British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways, and the British South Ame...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Casablanca
Located in London, GB
Original cover to the sheet music for Casablanca 1942.
This classic film starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and was directed by Michael Curtiz.
This piece is conservation pap...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Military Propaganda Poster Blenheim Bomber Submarine Nazi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military propaganda poster - A British Blenheim Bomber of the Coastal Command Aids a British Destroyer in Smashing a German Submarine - featuring a col...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Edwardes (played by Gr...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
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