Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1942

  • Work on this object began.

2018

2025

  • You found it!

Poster, Give It Your Best!

This is a Poster. It was designed by Charles Toucey Coiner and published by U. S. Government Printing Office. It is dated 1942. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the department.

This object was bequest of George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection.

Its dimensions are

71.1 × 101.6 cm (28 × 40 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black ink, lower right corner: DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON, D.C. / ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942-O-455950; Inscribed in graphite, lower right corner: M20737-5

Cite this object as

Poster, Give It Your Best!; Designed by Charles Toucey Coiner (American, 1898–1989); Published by U. S. Government Printing Office; offset lithograph on paper; 71.1 × 101.6 cm (28 × 40 in.); Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection; 2019-29-28

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