Use It Up--Wear It Out--Make It Do!
Unknown American, American
1943
Lithograph on paper
Image: 28 1/8 × 22 3/16 in. (71.5 × 56.4 cm)
Mount: 42 1/8 × 30 1/4 in. (107 × 76.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Willis S. Fitch, Class of 1917
PS.987.6.85
Portfolio / Series Title
The Home Front from The W. S. Fitch '17 World War II Poster Collection
Printer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Publisher
Office of War Information, Washington D.C.
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Poster
Research Area
Poster
Not on view
Inscriptions
unknown; In print, bottom right: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943--0-506726.
Provenance
Acquired by Willis Stetson Fitch (1896-1978), date unknown; given to Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, date unknown; transferred to present collection, 1987.
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