Stop Loose Talk
Artist
Essargeé
1904 - 1992
Publisher
Seagram Distillers
founded 1857
Date1943
Dimensions24 3/8 x 18 5/8 in. (61.9 x 47.3 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.6824
DescriptionIssued by Seagram Distillers, this poster is from a series created specifically for use in bars to warn those enjoying a few drinks to watch what they say while under the influence. Seymour R. Goff, known by the pseudonym Essargeé (or Es-ar-gee, a play on his initials), was the art director for Seagram. He created a handful of designs in this series, each relying on simplified graphic forms and a reduced color palette of red, yellow, and blue. Here, he stylizes the Führer’s distinctive hair and toothbrush mustache to suggest that Hitler himself might be listening to the barroom banter. On View
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