Don't Let Him Down!

Lester Beall (1903 – 1969) was the first graphic artist to be honored by a one-man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (in 1937) and was awarded the 1983 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Deeply influenced by the European avant-garde in the 1930’s, Beall synthesized its forms for the American business community and was a pioneer in the development of advertising, corporate identity design, packaging, and print media during the post-war decades.

In this image, created in 1941, for the U.S. Government Office of Emergency Management Beall uses his recognizable style to put forward a powerful message. Beall uses a photo in the background to let the domestic viewers know that it is essential to support our American troops. The patriotic message shows Beall’s application of compositional thrust and counter-thrust to balance a forceful space. ( R.Remington)

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