Two Coast Guardsmen in the 1942 Setting the Course to Victory poster by L. W. Bentley

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Setting the Course to Victory — Paper Print

Name: Setting the Course to Victory — Paper Print
SKU: AMP-PRT-001
Availability: InStock

Price range: $49.00 through $179.00

A restored 1942 U.S. Coast Guard recruiting poster by L. W. Bentley, reproduced as a fine-art print, unframed or framed and ready to hang.

Smooth, natural-white 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper. Choose 11.7 × 16.5, 20 × 28 or 23.4 × 33.1 inches, or a black, white or natural wood frame.

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Made to order. All sales final. Replacements or refunds only for damaged, faulty or incorrect prints reported within 7 days. Returns policy

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Free Standard shipping to the US
Printed to order in the USA, paper or framed
Quality promise: damaged, faulty or incorrect prints replaced if reported within 7 days (details)

Paper & printing

Giclée print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper: a smooth, natural-white fine-art stock with no glare, so the restored colours read true under any light.

Each print has a slim white border and is supplied unframed, ready for a standard frame or hanging clips.

Shipping & returns

Every print is made to order. Standard shipping to the US is free; Express is available at checkout. You will get tracking details by email when your print is on its way.

Because each print is custom-made, all sales are final and we do not accept change-of-mind returns. If your print arrives damaged, has a production fault or is the wrong item, tell us within 7 days of delivery with photos and we will send a free replacement.

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Which size should I choose?

11.7 × 16.5 in suits a desk, shelf or gallery wall. 20 × 28 in works above a desk, console or bed. 23.4 × 33.1 in is a statement piece above a sofa or in a hallway.

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Framing

Framed prints come in a solid wood, satin-finish frame in black, white or natural wood, glazed with shatterproof acrylic. The print is the same 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper as our unframed editions.

Framed artwork sizes are 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in and 23 × 33 in (the frame adds a little to each side). Every frame is made to order in the USA and arrives with a hook fitted, ready to hang.

SKU: AMP-PRT-001 Categories: Coast Guard, Fine-Art Paper Prints, Recruitment, World War II

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Each size is shown to scale on the same wall. Prints are unframed and made to order.

Description

Description

The story behind the poster

Two Coast Guardsmen aboard a ship anchor L. W. Bentley’s 1942 recruiting image. The diagonal red Victory lettering gives the composition its sense of movement. The Library of Congress records the source under Coast Guard recruiting and enlistment; the available archival image derives from a colour film copy transparency.

Paper or framed

A giclée reproduction on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper, as an unframed paper print or a framed print in a black, white or natural wood frame with shatterproof acrylic glazing, delivered ready to hang.

Choose your size

11.7 × 16.5 inches: for smaller walls and grouped displays.
20 × 28 inches: our recommended middle size for a study or office.
23.4 × 33.1 inches: for a larger feature display.

Framed prints come in 12 × 17, 20 × 28 and 23 × 33 inches. Every size is printed from its own 300 dpi file.

Delivery

Printed to order in the USA. Free Standard shipping to the US, with Express available at checkout. See Shipping & Returns for delivery times.

Restoration and history

Explore our source and restored comparisons, or read the poster history.

Documented provenance

Original title: Setting the course to victory with the U.S. Coast Guard
Date: 1942
Artist: L. W. Bentley, U.S.C.C.R.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

View the Library of Congress source record.