Poster
Mr. Consumer
| Poster with two cartoon panels. In the panel on the left, a man in a military uniform, labeled "General Business," is forced to dance by a hand firing a gun at his feet. The hand is labeled "Unwise Legislation." In the background, a fiddler on a stool labeled "Legislator" is playing a tune that includes the lyrics: Prejudice, Fool Legislation, Over Taxation, and Restrictive Regulation. A cartoon blackbird is running away from the gunshots and is commenting: "Good Night!" In the second panel on the right, an undersized man in a suit labeled "You" is standing before an enormous shop counter labeled "High Prices." The shopkeeper is leaning over the counter and peering down at the man through a magnifying glass, with two cartoon question marks near his head. The blackbird is commenting: "Almost out of sight." Poster text reads: "MR. CONSUMER: — WHEN LEGISLATION MAKES BUSINESS DANCE YOU HAVE TO PAY THE FIDDLER." |
| Image ID: | 130260 |
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| Creation Date: | 1918 |
| Creator Name: | National Industrial Conservation Movement |
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| Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) D1.9 |
| Original Dimensions: | 19 x 25 inches |
| Cartoons signed by Phifer. |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Clothing and dress |
| Business |
| Propaganda |
| Military uniforms |
| War posters |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Legislation |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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