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DESIGNER UNKNOWN MORE PRODUCTION. 1942. 38 1/2x29 3/4 inches, 97 3/4x75 1/2 cm. General Cable Corporation, New Jersey. Condition B+: repaired tears and overpainting at edges, some affecting image; abrasions and sharp creases at edges and in image. Framed. America's involvement in the Second World War, "required that industry do more than just shift its production from consumer goods to war material and increase productivity. To guarantee a reliable supply of armaments, the conversion also demanded a fundamental change in workers' and managers' attitudes - from antagonism to cooperation. The War Department, the War Production Board, and other government offices launched a concerted promotional campaign urging workers and managers to take personal responsibility and make individual sacrifices to win the war. Individual companies [like the General Cable Corporation] and labor unions followed suit" (Design for Victory p. 62). Design for Victory cover and p. 62.
