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J. Howard Miller
We Can Do It! 1943
Poster illustration for Westinghouse for the War Production Co-Ordinating Committee
Pittsburgh graphic artist J. Howard Miller created this poster for display in Westinghouse's industrial facilities for a two-week period in February 1943. One in a series of in-house motivational images, it portrays a confident woman wearing blue overalls and a red bandanna. Her upraised fist would have been meaningful to the original Westinghouse viewers, since a similar gesture was used as a symbol of solidarity in the corporation's labor force. Westinghouse did not employ riveters; the woman's affirming statement likely referred to the broader wartime task of providing support for the nation's fighting forces. |