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Artist: Georges Schreiber Artist Dates: 1904-1977 Signed Within Plate: Yes Date of Work: 1943 Description: â€aeBack the Attack,” became the poster for the Third War Loan. Color poster of a battle scene. This colorful battle scene shows a soldier lying on the ground holding his military rifle in a ready position. Several parachutes can be seen in the sky above and descending around the soldier. 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 and fellow artist Thomas Hart Benton to capture life aboard a submarine. Schreiber also painted the War Bond posters â€aeKeep them Flying,” â€aeBack the Attack,” and the fifth War Loan poster â€aeFire Away.” This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. 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: 28"L x 40"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Scratch discoloration on lower part of face (1"L). Some fold marks and edges show some losses (.2"L x .1"W maximum). 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.