Poster

We French Workers Warn You ...
Defeat Means Slavery, Starvation, Death

World War II poster with the message, "We French Workers Warn You ... Defeat Means Slavery, Starvation, Death." The poster shows a color drawing of French workers with upraised arms who may be protesting or may be under arrest. In the right background, a proclamation on the side of a building shows "Official Vichy Decree" and looms over the crowd. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-491777." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "OWI Poster No. 17. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C." The artist's name, "Ben Shahn," is also shown in the lower right corner of the poster.