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Posters Drawn by New York Youth Breathe War Spirit
An exhibit at Washington Irving High School displays posters by New York City high school students ages fourteen to eighteen promoting Red Cross and thrift. Awards include gold, silver, and bronze prizes with judging by notable art figures. pieces showcase labor, care, and service themes, reflecting a vibrant wartime poster movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red Cross
Washington Irving High School
High School of
Commerce
Stuyvesant
Wadleigh
Julia Richman
Washington Irving
de Witt Clinton
Manhattan
Mor
Evander Childs
Bronx
Commercial
Erasmus Hall
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Attlefields
JV. Haney
Mar
Odwin
H. Blaghfield
The
Mural Painters’ Society
Herbert Adama
National Academy of Design
Frank Ballard Walliams
Salmagundi Club
Albert S Hard
Municipal Art Society
Edward Robinson
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art Alliance of America
East Forty-seventh Street
Army
Navy