Object Details
Designer
Howard Chandler Christy, American, 1872 - 1952
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
On white background to the left is a young woman wearing a sailor uniform. She smiles, grabbing her shirt while a gust of wind blows from behind. To the right the text reads: " Gee!! I Wish I Were A Man/ I'd Join the Navy". At bottom center: " Be a Man And Do It/ United Stated Navy Recruiting Station".
Credit Line
Gift of Unknown Donor
Date
after 1917
Accession Number
1980-32-1170
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
104.1 x 68.6 cm (41 x 27 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1980-32-1170