National War Poster Competition

Summary information

Date

Wed Nov 25 1942 until Mon Jan 04 1943

Location

MoMA ^{type:exhibition building spaces}
11 West 53rd St. ^{type:thoroughfare names}

Carried out by

The Museum of Modern Art

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Concurrent exhibitions

Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.

October 1942

November 1942

December 1942

January 1943

February 1943

National War Poster Competition

New Acquisition: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night

Modern Primitives: Artists of the People

Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

The Sculpture of John B. Flannagan

Tchelitchew: Paintings and Drawings

Art from Fighting China

Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

Twentieth Century Portraits

Children's Festival of Modern Art

New Acquisitions: Photography by Alfred Stieglitz, European and American Art

Joe Milone's Shoe Shine Stand

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

#	Start	End	Title
1	1941-09	1943-07	New Acquisition: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night
2	1941-10	1944-04	Modern Primitives: Artists of the People
3	1942-09	1942-12	Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
4	1942-10	1942-11	The Sculpture of John B. Flannagan
5	1942-10	1942-11	Tchelitchew: Paintings and Drawings
6	1942-11	1942-11	Art from Fighting China
7	1942-12	1943-01	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
8	1942-12	1943-01	Twentieth Century Portraits
9	1942-12	1943-01	Children's Festival of Modern Art
10	1942-12	1943-02	New Acquisitions: Photography by Alfred Stieglitz, European and American Art
11	1942-12	1943-01	Joe Milone's Shoe Shine Stand

Artists

There were 23 persons who influenced this exhibition.

Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.

Victor Ancona

Biographical statement American, 1912–1998

Born 1912 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1998

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Victor Ancona was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Dick Bates Joseph Binder Adolph E. Brotman

Dick Bates

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dick Bates was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Joseph Binder

Biographical statement American, 1898–1972

Born 1898 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1972

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Joseph Binder was involved in 5 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-04	1940-05	MoMA	PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter
2	1941-06	1941-06	MoMA	A History of the Modern Poster
3	1941-07	1941-09	MoMA	National Defense Poster Competition
4	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition
5	1949-10	1949-11	MoMA	New Posters from 16 Countries

Adolph E. Brotman

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Adolph E. Brotman was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Sgt. Jack Dumas

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Sgt. Jack Dumas was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Seymour Fogel

Biographical statement American, 1911–1984

Born 1911 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1984

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Seymour Fogel was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1936-09	1936-10	MoMA	New Horizons in American Art

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-04	1940-05	MoMA	PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter
2	1942-03	1942-03	MoMA	Art in War: OEM Purchases from a National Competition
3	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Jospeh Gering Helen Gibbs E. B. Greenhaw

Helen Gibbs

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Helen Gibbs was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Jospeh Gering

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Jospeh Gering was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

E. B. Greenhaw

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, E. B. Greenhaw was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Otto Keisker Karl Koehler Henry Koerner

Otto Keisker

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Otto Keisker was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Karl Koehler

Biographical statement American, born 1913

Born 1913 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Karl Koehler was involved in 5 exhibitions across 5 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1960s,1970s,1980s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1960s,1970s,1980s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1968-01	1968-03	MoMA	Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879–1967

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1971-07	1971-09	MoMA	The Artist as Adversary

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1988-06	1988-09	MoMA	The Modern Poster

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2000-04	2000-09	MoMA	The Rhetoric of Persuasion

Henry Koerner

Biographical statement American, 1915–1991

Born 1915 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1991

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Henry Koerner was involved in 8 exhibitions across 4 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition
2	1944-05	1944-09	MoMA	Posters
3	1948-12	1949-03	MoMA	American Paintings from the Museum Collection
4	1949-10	1949-11	MoMA	Polio Poster Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1954-10	1955-02	MoMA	XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
2	1956-04	1956-08	MoMA	Recent Drawings U.S.A.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1961-02		MoMA	[Penthouse Exhibition]

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2013-10	2014-10	MoMA	Designing Modern Women 1890–1990

Johannes Larsen Virginia Legakes

Virginia Legakes

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Virginia Legakes was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Johannes Larsen

Biographical statement Danish, born 1912

Born 1912 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died

Nationality Danish

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Johannes Larsen was involved in 4 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 2000s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1970-12	1971-01	MoMA	Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2009-05	2009-11	MoMA	Architecture and Design Rotation 2009
2	2009-12	2012-02	MoMA	Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 1

George Maas Barbara Marks

Barbara Marks

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Barbara Marks was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

George Maas

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, George Maas was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Ben Nason Constantino Nivola

Constantino Nivola

Biographical statement American, 1911–1988

Born 1911 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1988

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Constantino Nivola was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1956-04	1956-05	MoMA	Family Service Association Posters
2	1959-05	1959-08	MoMA	Recent Sculpture U.S.A.

Ben Nason

Biographical statement American, born 1915

Born 1915 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Ben Nason was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition
2	1944-05	1944-09	MoMA	Posters

Erel Osborn

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Erel Osborn was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1936-09	1936-10	MoMA	New Horizons in American Art

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Weimer Pursell

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Weimer Pursell was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition
2	1949-03	1949-04	MoMA	The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club

David K. Rubins

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, David K. Rubins was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

N. Schattenstein

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, N. Schattenstein was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

Kenneth Whitley

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Kenneth Whitley was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-11	1943-01	MoMA	National War Poster Competition

National War Poster Competition

Summary information

Date

Location

Carried out by

Concurrent exhibitions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

MoMA

Artists

A

Victor Ancona

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

B

Dick Bates

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Joseph Binder

Exhibitions

1940s (5)

Adolph E. Brotman

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

D

Sgt. Jack Dumas

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

F

Seymour Fogel

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (3)

G

Helen Gibbs

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Jospeh Gering

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

E. B. Greenhaw

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

K

Otto Keisker

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Karl Koehler

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

1960s (1)

1970s (1)

1980s (1)

2000s (1)

Henry Koerner

Exhibitions

1940s (4)

1950s (2)

1960s (1)

2010s (1)

L

Virginia Legakes

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Johannes Larsen

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

1970s (1)

2000s (2)

M

Barbara Marks

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

George Maas

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

N

Constantino Nivola

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

1950s (2)