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Artist: Georges Schreiber Artist Dates: 1904-1977 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1943 Description: In this poster pilot climbs into his P-40 fighter plane ready to test Hirohito’s best. Six kill flags emblazoned on the cockpit attest to his bravery and skill. Abbot Laboratories commissioned Schreiber to create this poster, which they then presented to the Treasury Department who adopted it for official use throughout the country. From 1941 to 1945, Schreiber was commissioned by the United States Army and Navy to do a series of works. One project in 1943 was a joint effort with his friend Thomas Hart Benton to capture life aboard a submarine. Following the war, Schreiber’s work became increasingly more abstract and today his paintings and lithographs are part of the permanent collections at many of the world’s greatest museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, The White House Library and the Bibliothéque Nationale. With all of the fame he achieved, â€aeKeep Him Flying” is still the work that he is most identified with. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her family’s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 22"L x 28"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently mounted on archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: George Schreiber was born 25 April 1904 in Brussels, Belgium. After studying in Berlin, London, Rome, Paris, and Florence, he moved to New York in 1928. Schreiber exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art - often winning prizes.Besides his career as a lithographer, Schreiber was also a painter, illustrator, watercolorist as well as a teacher at the New School for Social Research. Museum collections of Schreiber's work include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of the City of New York.Schreiber was a regular contributor to several national magazines and an author and illustrator of several books. The artist died in New York in 1977. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.