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Keep Us Flying!

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Betsy Graves Reyneau, American, 1888 - 1964

Commissioned by

United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789

Printed by

United States Government Publishing Office, American, founded 1860

Subject of

Robert W. Deiz, American, 1919 - 1992
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946

Description

Poster created by the US Treasury Department during WWII depicting Robert W. Deiz, an African American Tuskegee Airman, pleading for Americans to buy war bonds. The poster features an illustration of Deiz in flight jacket and gear, in front of a blue sky background. Above him, blue italicized type reads [Keep us flying!]; below him white lettering on dark blue background reads [BUY WAR BONDS].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1943

Object number

2011.168

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

posters

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 27 9/16 x 19 11/16 in. (70 x 50 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Aeronautics
Design
Military
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc14fc22-9f48-42c3-be13-2182c7e2d0af

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.168

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