Harlem Heights, 1776: A Fight That Restored Confidence
The action of 16 September 1776 gave Washington’s army an important lift during the New York campaign.
Research & restoration notes
Poster Journal
Archival histories, design context and transparent restoration studies from the collection.
Chippawa, 1814: The Battle Behind the Artwork
The grey-coated regulars at Chippawa connect this battle scene with a turning point in the War of 1812.
Your Victory Garden: Food Production on the WWII Home Front
Hubert Morley’s vegetable-filled design presents home gardening as a practical wartime contribution.
Treat ’Em Rough! Join the Tanks: The Black Cat Tank Corps Poster
August William Hutaf’s 1918 black cat sold a brand-new weapon to American recruits. Here is what the Tank Corps poster shows, why a cat, and the story of the first U.S. tank men.
U.S. Air Force Recruiting Poster: Tom Hall’s Postwar Portrait
A smiling servicewoman, two airmen and a sky of jets: this postwar U.S. Air Force recruiting poster was painted by Tom Hall. Here is its history.
Dish It Out With the Navy: McClelland Barclay’s 1942 Recruiting Poster
A gun crew reloading in the smoke, and a warning to choose now: the story of McClelland Barclay’s 1942 Navy recruiting poster, and the artist who died at sea a year later.
Semper Fidelis: Marine Corps Tradition in a 1943 Poster
A wartime anniversary design connects advancing Marines with the traditions of the Corps.
Weapons for Liberty: Leyendecker’s 1918 Boy Scouts Liberty Loan Poster
J. C. Leyendecker’s 1918 poster for the Boy Scouts’ Third Liberty Loan drive: a kneeling Scout, a sword marked Be Prepared and a towering Liberty.
Libres: Herbert Bayer’s 1942 Four Freedoms Poster in Spanish
How Bauhaus designer Herbert Bayer turned Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms into a vivid Spanish-language poster for Latin America in 1942.
Welcome Home Our Gallant Boys: A 1918 Homecoming Poster
Liberty raises the Allied flags to welcome American soldiers home in this 1918 Hennegan & Co. poster. Here is what it shows and the battles it names.