Artistic Medium AnalysisPortrayal of Women in WWII

Images

Title: Rosie the Riveter

Artist: J. Howard Miller

Year: 1942

Medium: Poster Print

Key Images/Words/Phrases?• “We Can Do It!”• Strong Woman• Dressed as Factory Worker

Attitude Toward Subject Matter?• Women are as capable as men• Positive/optimistic

What is Missing?• What can “we” do?• Why is this an issue?

WWII Pinup GirlsTitle: “Little Gem” pin-up

Artist: Unknown

Year: 1940s (WWII Era)

Medium: U.S. Fighter Planes

Key Images/Words/Phrases?• Front of fighter jet• Man painting• Scantily clad “army” woman• Pretty young woman

Attitude Toward Subject Matter?• Women objectified• Good luck? (“Little Gem”)

What is Missing?• The rest of her clothing• Who is the woman?

Exit Ticket Ask Mr. Schutz for a notecard, write

your name on the notecard, and answer the following questions:• What conclusions can you draw about each

representation based on the above information?

• How do these conclusions represent the time periods in which the works were created?

• How do perspective and the use of language/imagery shape our understanding of history?