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CHARLES COINER (1898-1989) GIVE IT YOUR BEST! 1942. 28x39 1/2 inches, 71x100 1/4 cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Condition A-: creases and minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; rippling in image. Framed. The Stars and Stripes are made powerful here in their simple and bold presentation. This poster is, by some accounts, a forerunner of the series of paintings by Jasper Johns. "The best American designs utilize the vernacular tradition, the style of the carnival or the parade" (Judd p. 38). This is the medium of three formats. Word & Image p. 91, Mechanical Age 43, Design for Victory p. 13, Posters for Victory p. 10, Judd 2.12, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 353, Pollack pl. 246, MoMA 124.1968.
