Radio Corporation of America (RCA) advertisement; "Your war bonds will buy the secret weapons we need to lick the enemy; Your savings will buy the greatest radios and phonographs in RCA's history."

Radio Corporation of America (RCA) advertisement; "Your war bonds will buy the secret weapons we need to lick the enemy; Your savings will buy the greatest radios and phonographs in RCA's history."

Gannam, John (1897-1965)

10" x 14"

RCA advertisement reminding civilians that RCA's manufacturing efforts are directed to military needs until the end of the war. It also the purchase of war bonds helps the war effort now and will provide savings to purchase RCA's products after the war. The ad contains two drawings: a Japanese submarine being attacked by American warplanes and a domestic scene depicting a family listening to an RCA phonograph.

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John Gannam (1907-1965) - illustrator, painter and watercolor specialist. He was born in the country of Lebanon. He spent his early years in Chicago, and at the age of fourteen when his father died, he was forced to leave school to work and became the sole source of income for his family.

John Gannam's mastery of the watercolor medium enabled him to add elan to any subject, even a roadside heist by highwaymen. Gannam was a member of the American Watercolor Society, was on the faculty of the Danbury Academy of Arts, and was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1981

http://www.vintagearts.gallery/2016/02/john-gannam.html

http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/John_Gannam/25105/John_Gannam.aspx

1944-02-14

Gannam, John

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Life (Chicago, Ill.)