Object Details
- Created by
- Betsy Graves Reyneau, American, 1888 - 1964
- Commissioned by
- United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789
- Printed by
- United States Government Publishing Office, American, founded 1860
- Subject of
- Robert W. Diez, American, 1919 - 1992
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Description
- Poster created by the US Treasury Department during WWII depicting Robert W. Diez, an African American Tuskegee Airman, pleading for Americans to buy war bonds. The poster features an illustration of Diez in flight jacket and gear, in front of a blue sky background. Above him, blue italicized type reads [Keep us flying!]; below him white lettering on dark blue background reads [BUY WAR BONDS].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1943
- Object number
- 2011.168
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Type
- posters
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 9/16 x 19 11/16 in. (70 x 50 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- Title
- Poster for war bonds depicting Tuskegee Airman Robert W. Diez
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.168
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc14fc22-9f48-42c3-be13-2182c7e2d0af
