| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV08071 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 38.6 x 51.4 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | photolithograph in red and black on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown United States Army United States Army |
| Date made | c 1953 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Don't go to sleep. A truce is not a peace
Description
A cautionary US Army poster from the Korean War warning troops to keep alert despite a truce being declared on 27 July 1953. A soldier sleeps on a stick of dynamite labelled "TRUCE", his rifle on the ground beside him.