1944 I’m Proud Of You Folks Too! by Jon Whitcomb Navy Industrial Incentive WWII

Date: 1944Artist: Whitcomb, Jon Size (inches): 40” x 28.5"Size (cm): 101.6 x 72.4Condition: B+/A-Linen backed: NoThis is vintage original WWII poster was created by the artist Jon Whitcomb and issued by the Industrial Incentive Division of the United States Navy in 1944. Whitcomb was a prolific magazine illustrator and a veteran of WWII who served as a combat artist for the U.S. Navy who also created a number of posters for the war effort. This poster is a great example of Whitcomb’s work which typically featured idealized views of American life. For this poster Whitcomb renders a folksy image of a strapping young Navy sailor enthusiastically shaking hands with an older gentleman factory worker as his comely Rosie-the-Riveter coworker flashes an inviting smile. The poster’s simple tagline I’m proud of YOU FOLKS Too! perfectly conveys the inspirational and uplifting message that they needed each other and were all in the war effort together. This vintage original poster shows light han