Come out to the Archives on Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., for a program entitled “Glamour Girls: The Portrayal of Women in World War II Propaganda Posters.” The United States and Great Britain had diverse ideas about what was glamorous and appropriate during wartime. American images of women in propaganda posters were much more glamorous and drew upon Hollywood starlet iconography. British graphic artists eschewed the Hollywood style under the advisement of government officials and used what has been referred to as “natural beauty” in their posters.
Presented by Dr. Marguerite Hoyt, an assistant professor of Women’s Studies at Goucher College, this program will examine differences in the ways that graphic artists in the United States and Great Britain depicted women in propaganda posters, film and magazines and how each country borrowed from its own cinematic efforts to create a standard of beauty for the women of their respective countries.
Related Topics: art, war art, womens history, Womens History Month, World War II
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