New photography by Shane Butler captured with a digital camera-2010.

Food Is A Weapon

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1939-1945

MediumInk on paper

Inscribed"FOOD IS A WEAPON/DON'T WASTE IT!/BUY WISELY-COOK CAREFULLY-EAT IT ALL/FOLLOW THE NATIONAL WARTIME NUTRITION PROGRAM".

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number0.1742

Not on view

DescriptionPatriotic poster. Back ground is green. Poster shows a napkin, a plate with small cleaned bones, fork and knife, and a glass. Main text says "Food is a weapon / Don't waste it!" This is a WWII poster encouraging civilians not to waste food.