Title
War Bonds Advertisement
Subject
Shimin, Symeon, 1902-1984
World War (1939-1945)
Soldiers
Savings bonds
Advertising
Couples
Description
A World War II era advertisement uses the image of a soldier embracing a woman to promote the sale of War Bonds as part of the United States Treasury's Schools-At-War Program.
On verso: "The Artist - Symeon Shimin. Born in Astrakhan, Russia, in 1902. Brought to the United States at the age of ten and became interested in art while yet a child. Principally sef-taught. Has traveled to Spain and France to study the works of El Greco, Cezanne and Picasso. In 1838 he was the winner of a national competition of the Section of Fine Arts to paint a mural in the Department of Justice Building in Wahisngton, D. C. Upon completion of this commission he was awarded another for a U. S. Post Office in Tonowanda, N. Y. He has exhibited by invitation in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D. C., the U. S. S. Exposition in Guatamala, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Canada."
On verso: "The Artist - Symeon Shimin. Born in Astrakhan, Russia, in 1902. Brought to the United States at the age of ten and became interested in art while yet a child. Principally sef-taught. Has traveled to Spain and France to study the works of El Greco, Cezanne and Picasso. In 1838 he was the winner of a national competition of the Section of Fine Arts to paint a mural in the Department of Justice Building in Wahisngton, D. C. Upon completion of this commission he was awarded another for a U. S. Post Office in Tonowanda, N. Y. He has exhibited by invitation in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D. C., the U. S. S. Exposition in Guatamala, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Canada."
Creator
Shimin, Symeon
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400895
Miscellaneous Collection
Broadsides
Original Format
broadside
color
1
Physical Dimensions
40 x 30 cm