Herbert Bayer Original 1942 American Propaganda Poster Libertad De Cultos

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Mounted on linen and framed to prevent any further degradation, this poster has managed to survive for 80 years. A … Read more Mounted on linen and framed to prevent any further degradation, this poster has managed to survive for 80 years. A piece of history made by one of the leading figures in the Bauhaus movement in Germany and was a highly influential graphic designer, typographer and artist in the US. Photos show age-appropriate wear, along with a chip to the frame corner. Very few of these exist outside of a museum.

"Cuatro Libertades (Four Freedoms) is an American propaganda poster produced during World War II for distribution in Central America. It is part of a series of five posters created to promote President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms. In his January 1941 State of the Union address, FDR proposed four fundamental freedoms that people everywhere in the world should enjoy: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. The Spanish language posters were published by the Office of Inter-American Affairs in 1942 to gain support for the Allies in Central America. Herbert Bayer, Alexey Brodovitch, Edward McKnight Kauffer, and John Atherton were commissioned to design the posters by Nelson Rockefeller, Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This colorful typographic poster was designed by Herbert Bayer. Bayer was a Bauhaus trained graphic designer who fled Germany for the US after his works were displayed in the 1937 Nazi exhibition, Degenerate Art."
In 1942, Bayer designed the American propaganda exhibition Road to Victory at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work is displayed in museums throughout the world.

31.75w x 1.5d x 44h

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