Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -

Sale 2708 - Lot 119

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(JUDAICA.) Pair of World War II posters from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Each 22 x 14 inches, plus a smaller photograph. Cleveland, OH and no place, 1941 and 1943

Additional Details

"Brotherhood Week: For Their Sakes--Work Together." Color poster, 22 x 14 inches, printed on heavy card stock; minimal wear. Shows three children under the protection of Lady Liberty. None in OCLC. Swann sold the original art for this piece, painted by noted illustrator Neysa McMein, in our 16 December 2021 auction. Cleveland, OH: Morgan Litho. Corp., 22 February 1941.

"Brotherhood: Democracy's Shield Against Intolerance and Oppression. Brotherwood Week." Color poster, 22 x 14 inches; unmounted, folds, tackholes, 3-inch closed tear with tape repair. None in OCLC; one other example traced at the University of Minnesota. United States, 19 February 1943.

Photograph of an alternate printing of the same poster, 7 x 4¾ inches; mimeograph caption and newspaper library stamps on verso. Identical in design and text to the above, except for alternate lettering style for the lower lines of text. Stamped 17 February 1943 on verso.