May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 140

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
DESIGNER UNKNOWN IT CAN HAPPEN HERE / JOIN CIVIL DEFENSE. 1951.
21 1/2x13 1/2 inches, 53 1/2x34 cm. L.I.P. & B.A., New York.
Condition A- / B+: minor tears and creases at edges; tape on verso; stain in bottom margin. Paper.
The Federal Civil Defense Administration played to fear, elevating Cold War worst-case scenarios as a means of galvanizing the public into action. These posters were distributed across the country, with the blank area at the bottom being overprinted with the names of local businesses that were supporting regional civil defense initiatives.