Drawing

Title:

Back Him Up!

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2000.021

Creator:

McDonnell, ArchArtist

Date:

1933-1936

Description:

Poster, Back Him Up!, by Arch McDonnell, 1933-1936. Airbrush paint, and pencil, on paper. Promoting National Recovery Administration (NRA) and Franklin Roosevelt, and including poem by Robert Prowse. Large portrait of FDR, with the words "BACK HIM UP!" above the portrait. Signed lower right, ink over pencil, "Archy Frank McDonnell". Below signature is "NRA" and a stencil of the NRA eagle logo. Poem, done in calligraphy, on lower left: "In any major crisis there, / Must be a man to lead, / A man well qualified to see / And meet the country's need. / A man with keenest intellect, / A man whose blood is fired, / Who thinks and talks and acts as though / He were a man inspired. / A man whose faith in fellow men / is worthy of the trust / That, by their choice, they place in him / To do the things he must. / In this great crisis, party lines, / Should have no part to play, / For all should help this man to solve / The problems of today. / This is no time for 'sour grapes' / Or wise 'I told you soes'; / We should unite in common strife / To battle with our foes. / So back the leader that we have, / Back up the N.R.A., / Success can never be attain'd / If each one pulls his way! / R.J. PROWSE". Modern black wood with mat and plexiglass.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-30.3 W-21 inches

Provenance:

Poster done by Arch McDonnell for Robert John Prowse (1906-1969, Concord, N.H., bridge engineer). Donor is Prowse's son.

Credit Line:

Gift of John J. Prowse

People:

Prowse, Robert, Roosevelt, Franklin (1882-1945), McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)

Subjects:

Poem, Political, Portrait, Poster, Roosevelt, Franklin