CHARLES STAFFORD DUNCAN (1892-1952). IT TAKES A MAN TO
CHARLES STAFFORD DUNCAN (1892-1952) IT TAKES A MAN TO FILL IT / JOIN THE NAVY. 1918.40¾x26½ inches, 103½x67¼ cm. Schmidt Litho., San Francisco.Condition A- / A: minor restoration in bottom margin. Framed.A rare World War I poster printed and distributed only on the West Coast. "This strong design continues the concentration on essentials of the best pre-war posters by combining a simple image with a brief text into the definition of military service as a proof of virility" (Paret p. 54). War Posters 97, Paret 73.
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CHARLES STAFFORD DUNCAN (1892-1952) IT TAKES A MAN TO FILL IT / JOIN THE NAVY. 1918.40¾x26½ inches, 103½x67¼ cm. Schmidt Litho., San Francisco.Condition A- / A: minor restoration in bottom margin. Framed.A rare World War I poster printed and distributed only on the West Coast. "This strong design continues the concentration on essentials of the best pre-war posters by combining a simple image with a brief text into the definition of military service as a proof of virility" (Paret p. 54). War Posters 97, Paret 73.