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Model Margie Stewart

Margie Stewart was a model and actress who became the Army’s official poster girl during World War II. 94 million copies of Margie posters were printed during the war: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/.../be-careful-what...

Follow along throughout 2024 as we feature more #TheArtOfWar WWII posters from our collection.

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man out of time

marvel text posts 3/?

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In honor of Tessa Connor, half the main cast of Silhouettes, who is very much having a birthday today, I thought I’d post some less common WWII propaganda posters! Later in the series, Tessa’s job becomes more involved in production of visual arts for the war effort; here’s a sampling of the kinds of things her work might entail or be derivative of.

—Lucy

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i wanted to make an oc ask game 😋 things i like to ask people abt their characters:

are they associated with a certain color? what color do they wear the most?

what sort of music would they like? have you thought about what genres or bands do they lean towards? do they have a favorite song?

weapon of choice? any particular reason they chose their weapon?

how crafty/resourceful are they?

how do they typically dress? does their wardrobe lean more towards practicality or aesthetics?

how do they wear their hair? do they care a lot how their hair looks?

favorite animal? why?

do they have a nickname? who gave it to them? if it's not derived from their real name, what's the story behind it?

favorite food? least favorite? are they a picky eater? do they have any dietary restrictions?

if they wear jewelry, what kind? do they prefer silver or gold? do they have a favorite gem?

what do they have in common with you? how are they different? would you get along with them?

how long have they been around? do you know their birthday? is their birthday the day you made them or another day? what do they think of celebrating birthdays?

what languages do they speak? how fluently?

are they any good with numbers?

how big or small is their family? who did they live with growing up? do they live with anyone now?

do they have any pets? what do they call their pets?

how did they spend their summers/free time as a child?

their opinion on lying, stealing, and killing?

are they quick to anger? what sets them off?

if applicable, can they drive? if they have their own, what color is their vehicle? is the inside neat and tidy, or a mess?

their favorite place to be?

do they sleep well at night?

how would you describe their voice? can they sing?

do they have any creative hobbies? (art, writing, music, etc)

how good/bad is their hearing? what about their eyesight?

how do they move? are they clumsy? light on their feet? do they use mobility aids?

if applicable, do they have a favorite sport? do they play any sports or prefer to watch?

how do they show that they care about someone? how do they express that they don't like someone?

are they associated with any particular element (air, earth, fire, water)?

do they smell like anything notable?

do they like receiving gifts? giving gifts? what is their ideal gift?

do they have any habits that aren't particularly self-destructive, just maybe odd?

if applicable, how would your other characters describe them? i mean specifically the people around them.

how would your character describe themselves? it doesn't have to line up with how they really are.

do they ever return home?

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Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, a fun human interest story -

In 1941, a female postal worker, or 'postie', Jean Cameron, successfully petitioned the Royal Mail Service for the right to wear trousers as part of her official uniform. If you watch the video I think you'll see why this was necessary.

The story about Jean begins at about 3:16, but at 6:43 the final segment is about aerial photography for bombing.

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‘Longing won’t bring him back sooner… Get a War Job!’

War Manpower Commission poster encouraging women to join the war effort (1944). Artwork by Lawrence Wilbur.

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With the country now at war, Mayor LaGuardia launched a city campaign to conserve water. This was one of a number of ads (for the subway, presumably) designed by Earl Kerkam, ca. 1942.

Photo: LMPC/Getty Images/Zazzle

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Happy D-Day eightieth anniversary! Have the broadcast that Tessa and Edith listen to in, as scripted, season 4.

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I am being so serious when I say: if you have the financial and time privilege to get a group of friends together and make an indie project, PLEASE do. Indie games, indie animations, indie comics etc etc

the art industries are kind of in the shitter. It’s not so much because of AI (though that doesn’t help) but because studios just aren’t hiring people and funding projects anymore. People who’ve been in the industry for decades are finding themselves struggling, and once you have a mortgage or kids it’s harder to do something as risky as making something on your own.

completing projects is hard. it takes a lot of time and effort, and most people can’t afford it. so if you CAN afford to make art, even at the risk of no financial gain, I strongly encourage you to be as resilient as you can. We’re at a point where these industries are not going to turn around by themselves, and waiting for jobs to open up again in order to get experience and portfolio work might not be realistic.

people have been making art and telling stories longgggg before we were getting paid for it, and people aren’t going to stop just because no one has hired them to do so.

for everyone else: support indie artists when you can!!!! That person who made that cool indie game or youtube animation or webcomic might be doing this full time! your support might be the only reason they’re able to keep doing it.

and if you have already started an indie project: you’re so brave and I’m very proud of you!!! in fact, drop a link to it in the reblogs if you want! 👇

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We are soft-launching (as people of the generation just after Tessa's would say) two of the three fonts for the official Silhouettes look and feel, Coronet and Erhardt, and also the official-ish shade of dark blue-violet! The characters referred to here are Tessa's work friends, the so-called Factory Girls.

--Celeste

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Veronica Lake demonstrating what could happen to female factory workers who didn’t tie their hair back (1943)

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Hey everyone! Celeste and Lucy here. We’ve finished (and now released!) a side project that we think people will really like, whether you’ve been following us for a while anticipating the release of Silhouettes or you’re seeing us for the first time with this post!

This isn’t about WWII at all, though like Silhouettes there are lesbians here. We’ve written an alternate history story focusing on figure skating, and specifically the highs and lows of ladies’ singles in between moral psychology, geopolitics, and love between two girls at the top of their game. To cut a long story short, we've put the yuri back in Yuri on Ice. Welcome to the world of On the Edge, a teen romance we think adults will love too. Purchase it on Payhip here (PayPal only) and Gumroad here.

Content warnings: abusive coaching practices, threats and implications of political violence and execution, discussion of sport-typical exploitation of minors.

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Major announcement

We are suspending pre-production of Silhouettes for the duration of the concurrent WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. SAG-AFTRA has offered a carve-out from the strike for "microbudget" productions, but we will not be availing ourselves of this because it does not count towards our or, hopefully, our actresses' eligibility for future WGA or SAG-AFTRA membership.

Since a full script for Silhouettes already exists, we will be actively exploring options for making it available as a "closet drama" (pun intended) for interested readers, probably in both electronic and print-on-demand formats, if the strikes have not reached a conclusion acceptable to labor by the last month or two of 2023.

Solidarity forever,

Lucy and Celeste

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Queen Boudicca and her Daughters by A.S. Forrest, illustration from Our Island Story: A Child’s History of England (1905).