1942 Of Course She's Proud He Chose Navy Recruiting WWII C. Lee Watts

Date: 1942Artist: Watts, C. LeeSize (in): 42” x 28”Size (cm): 106.7 x 71.1Condition: A-Linen backed: No This vintage original poster was created by Alabama born artist C. Lee Watts and issued in 1942 by the United States Navy for recruiting purposes during WWII.  Watts renders an image of an older woman looking proud and walking arm in arm with a strapping young man in crisp US Navy uniform over text that reads:  Of Course She’s Proud! He Chose…NAVY – Go To Your Nearest Recruiting Station Today  The lower margin is printed “11-2-42” indicating the poster was issued in November 1942, less than a year after the United States entered WWII.  The artist C. Lee Watts was born in Huntsville, Alabama in 1918 and attended the prestigious Pratt Institute in New York City where he developed his skill as an artist.  With the outbreak of WWII Watts enlisted in the US Navy and worked as an artist where he created this poster and others.   After the war Watts taught at the Cleveland Institute of A