Framed War Women Posters

Until World War I and World War II, women primarily stayed on the home front. The women depicted in framed wartime women posters, however, are those who joined the battlefield during World Wars I and II, be it in the Marines, the Navy, the Army, or as nurses, proving their worth as valuable citizens.

John Parrot/Stocktrek Images is the artist behind many famous framed wartime women artwork. In “Women in the War,” a black-and-white photo of a woman working meticulously on weaponry is printed in front of a pop art blue shadow, with the words “Women in the war” printed in the same shade of blue beside her. Below the photo, a bright red banner reads, “We Can’t Win Without Them.” Artist Howard Christy’s “If You Want to Fight!” conveys the same mentality, showing a smiling woman in military dress next to the slogan, “If You Want to Fight! Join the Marines.”