Don't Let the Shadow Touch Them - Buy War Bonds
Title
Don't Let the Shadow Touch Them - Buy War Bonds
Subject
American propaganda in World War 2
Description
[ID: A young girl and two boys holding a doll, a toy plane, and an American flag look around in fear as the large shadow of a swastika envelopes them. /end ID]
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American government and media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral
Shaping Perceptions: language ("let" "shadow" "them" "buy" "war bonds"), image (children, Nazi symbology)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards Nazis that leads to positive behavior for the United States
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American government and media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral
Shaping Perceptions: language ("let" "shadow" "them" "buy" "war bonds"), image (children, Nazi symbology)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards Nazis that leads to positive behavior for the United States
Source
Smith, Laurance Beall. Don't Let the Shadow Touch Them. 1942. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Accessed February 2022. https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/dont-let-shadow-touch-them-35640.
Original Format
Image
Physical Dimensions
448x600
Files
Citation
“Don't Let the Shadow Touch Them - Buy War Bonds,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/34.