1945 Movie-Goers Keep Buying Bonds Poster Ben Carleton Mead US Treasury WWII BIG

Description: 1945 Movie-Goers Keep Buying Bonds Poster Ben Carleton Mead US Treasury WWII BIG Date: 1945Artist: Carleton Mead, Ben Size (in): 60" x 40"Size (cm): 152.5 x 101.6Condition: BLinen backed: NoThis rare vintage original poster was created by Texas western artist and illustrator Ben Carleton Mead and issued by the United States Treasury to help promote the sale of war bonds in movie theaters. Ben Carleton Mead was born in Bay City, Texas and graduated from High School in Amarillo. After a period of time at the Chicago Art Institute Carleton Mead returned to Texas and operated his own commercial art studios in both San Antonio and Dallas. In 1930 Carleton Mead achieved acclaim for illustrating F. Frank Dobie’s Coronado’s Children which lead to further illustration work with Dobie and other Texas authors. This is a large poster measuring 60” x 40”. Carleton Mead’s artwork features a rifle toting American soldier along with his comrades, projected as if on the screen of a movie theater, advancing through a war torn European village with text that reads Movie-Goers You buy ‘em and keep ‘em We’ll fight til we beat ‘em! Keep On BUYING BONDS. The lower margin indicates this is an official U.S. Treasury poster which was likely distributed for use in movie theaters in cooperation with the Motion Picture Industry War Activities Committee. This is a very rare poster as we locate no other copies and trace none at auction. This vintage original poster has no tape or pinholes and was probably never hung up or used. The poster is fully complete and shows some toning from age and light handling wear. There are a couple short tears on the margins and one longer jagged tear of a few inches on the top edge. This longer tear on the top edge results in no paper loss and has been stabilized with a couple small pieces of easily removed acid free paper archival tissue on the verso. This poster was issued folded and ships that way. Overall condition is excellent. Payment Terms Winning bidders will receive an email at the end of the auction explaining the option for paying with PayPal or mailing payment. If you have questions about how to pay for this item please let me know. If you made multiple purchases for a single shipment contact us for combined shipping charges. You will receive an email notifying you when your item ships. Buyers outside the USA, please include a telephone number for customs forms. Shipping Terms Please click on the Shipping & Payment tab above to access the eBay shipping calculator which will give you the options and costs for shipping your item depending on your zip code or country. All items are professionally packed and well protected for shipment. If you have special shipping instructions please let us know before you bid or purchase and we'll try to comply. If you win or buy multiple items and pay for them separately but want them shipped together please contact us for a revised PayPal invoice. All shipments within the USA are sent with Delivery Confirmation and shipments sent with values greater than $250 must have Signature Confirmation. Buyers outside the USA please provide your phone number with payment so that we may include this on the customs forms. We are not able to declare items as "gifts", misrepresent the contents or value or otherwise falsify customs forms. All shipments sent out of the United States will include the necessary customs paperwork as required by law describing items in the shipment, the county of origin and the actual price(s) paid by the buyer. Buyers outside the United States may be required to pay duties, taxes and/or brokerage or customs clearance fees which are the responsibility of the buyer and not included in our shipping charges.

Price: 895 USD

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

End Time: 2024-03-15T02:38:30.000Z

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