Original Marshall Plan - Turkey Poster In Spite of Everything. "Malgre Tout."

Date: 1950
Artist: Kenna Terrizan
21 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches (54 x 74 cm)
Unbacked
$350

Description: On 5 June 1947 U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, gave a speech at Harvard University in which he announced a major program of economic assistance to Europe – the European Recovery Program (ERP) which came to be known more popularly as the Marshall Plan.
A shaft of light originating in a cloud resembling the American flag beams down on a stump with leaves growing out of it. Nearby a shattered axe with a broken handle lies on the ground. Poster Text: In Spite of Everything. "Malgre Tout."