ARTISTS FOR VICTORY INC

[BEAST]

My Mom was a member of a local artists guild. She bought pieces and collection of many of the artists in the area. One of the items she picked up along the way was this associate members card in Artists for Victory, Inc.

The following is information that I found on line about Artists for Victory, Inc.

 

"In an effort to support the U.S. involvement in the war, a number of artists not employed by the federally funded WPA (Works Progress Administration) joined together in 1942 to form Artists for Victory, Inc. This non-profit group, comprised of over 10,000 artists nation-wide, adopted the philosophy of President Roosevelt's address before Congress of January 6, 1941, in which he asserted the necessity of U.S. involvement in the war. His historic "Four Freedoms" speech, which called for freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear, inspired a number of artists, including Ralph Fabri and Norman Rockwell.(5) Artists for Victory worked to connect government, industry and businesses with artists to create visual material on behalf of the war effort. The designation of four days in September 1943, as the official observance of Four Freedoms Days, spurred Artists for Victory to form their own Four Freedoms Campaign to improve interaction between artists and local communities in an overall effort to help win the war."

[Brig]

very interesting. thanks for posting this