World War II Victory Garden poster

Miller, J. Howard · 1942

This World War II poster was most likely made in 1942 for the Westinghouse War Production Co-Ordinating Committee. It depicts three people—a young girl, a man, and a woman (most likely a family)—wearing red, white, and blue clothing and walking on green grass with yellow flowers against a white background. The child and woman are dressed identically, both smiling and carrying gardening tools. The man, walking in front and pushing a wheelbarrow full of dirt, is gazing slightly upward with a pleasant smile. Just beneath the wheelbarrow, J. Howard Miller’s name is signed in cursive. Miller is the same artist who designed the famous “We Can Do It!” poster. On the bottom third of the poster, the text “PLANT A GARDEN for VICTORY” stands out in yellow lettering, “victory” being the largest word. At the bottom left corner of the poster, is the text “post May 1 st. to 15 th” in all caps. There is a Westinghouse logo at the bottom of the poster, next to the text, “War Production Co-Ordinating Committee,”which is in capital letters.