Oneida, Ltd. advertisement; "These are the things we are fighting for. The right of a woman to marry for love and not at the State's command."

Oneida, Ltd. advertisement; "These are the things we are fighting for. The right of a woman to marry for love and not at the State's command."

Pg. 59

Ross, Alex

10" x 14"

Advertisement features drawing of a wartime bride and her soldier-groom. This advertisement is one of a series which make a patriotic appeal for support of the war.

Alex Ross (1909-1990) One of the top story and cover arists from the 1940's throught the 1960's. His cover work included Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, and the Ladies' Home Journal. He did 130 covers for Good Housekeeping magazine over a period of twelve years. Mostly self-taught, his talent for depicting adorable children and beautiful women made him in demand for advertising work. He was awarded an honorary  Master of Arts degree by Boston College in 1953.

http://www.americanartarchives.com/ross.html

 

1942-11-16

Time, Inc.

Life (Chicago, Ill.)