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PBS

The War: Plant a Victory Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," view a poster from WWII that calls on citizens to help lessen the demand for store-bought food by planting a garden.
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Other

Images of Hope: American Red Cross Posters, 1918 1951

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit of American Red Cross posters from 1918 to 1951, with text about the artists, and the use of the poster.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: A Look at Slavery Through Posters and Broadsides

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will examine posters and broadsides from the 1800s to examine attitudes about slavery at that time.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Art Chantry

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Art Chantry is described here along with information on his contributions to art through through his famous posters.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: David Lance Goines

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, David Lance Goines is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his various poster designs.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edward Penfield

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edward Penfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his posters and poster design.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Rhead

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Rhead is described here along with information on his contributions to art through posters and poster design.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Wes Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Wes Wilson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his poster design.
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Article
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Every Citizen a Soldier: World War Ii Posters on the Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the quarterly journal, History Now, discusses the importance of posters in World War II in encouraging support in the United States for the war. See examples of posters and read about how they emphasized the role of every...
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Bring the Troops Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated example of a poster produced by anti-Vietnam War activists serves as a useful resource for analyzing poster art as a form of protest.
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Poster as Portraiture: Victory Begins at Home!

For Students 9th - 10th
A poster featuring Admiral "Bull" Halsey in an industrial incentive poster, urging workers to do their part for victory in World War II.
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Website
Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Les Maitres De L'affiche

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Masters of the Poster" is a collection of 256 art posters from France in the early 20th century. Here you can view 8 examples.
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Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety Posters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here is a collection of our Online Safety posters all available to download in A3 for free. The posters cover a range of issues and are for children of various age groups: 3-6, 7-11, and 11+.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Posters: Pbs Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Print and post a set of 13 early childhood posters to support your young learners. From counting 1-10, to identifying feelings, to naming the days of the week, you can leverage these PBS KIDS posters at Circle Time in Centers, and to...
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Produce More Iron and Steel

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Produce more iron and steel to send to the front lines of national construction" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Cai Zhenhua, 1953.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: New View in the Rural Village

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "New view in the rural village" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Xin Liliang, 1953.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Build New Socialist Rural Villages

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Build new socialist rural villages" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists Wang Liuying, Wu Shaoyun and others, 1958.
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Other

New Hampshire State Library: World War Ii Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains various posters the US Government used during World War II to raise nationalism and increase the armed forces.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Behavior Expectations Signs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides 13 signs concerning student movement in the classroom. Students will learn about the classroom expectations with visual cues.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: "Tattoo Jack" Cripe

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, "Tattoo Jack" Cripe is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with banners.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Stephen Frykholm

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Stephen Frykholm is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his poster design.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rick Griffin

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Rick Griffin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through posters and poster design. While the site only provides one picture of one of his...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frank Kozik

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frank Kozik is described here along with information on his contributions to art through poster design (mostly for rock concerts).
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Victor Moscoso

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Victor Moscoso is described here along with information on his contributions to art through poster design and his usage of photographic collage.