Eric Ericson: Original "The Sound That Kills" 1942 OWI Poster No. 1 jewelry Medium: Archival Digital Print On

Medium: Archival Digital Print On BFK Rives Paper

Image Size: 8" x 10"

Edition: 113 of 980

India ink and gum Arabic on Zinc plates

Eric Ericson: Original "The Sound That Kills" 1942 OWI Poster No. 1 jewelry Medium: Archival Digital Print OnColor poster issued in 1942 taken from a cartoon story by American illustrator and cartoonist, Eric Ericson. Titled, "The Sound That Kills: Don't Murder Men with Idle Words," this five panel cartoon depicts how a person's innocent remarks can travel from a local diner or bus, streetcar, or train to an enemy submarine and bring about the death of the ship's crew and the destruction of its cargo. This poster was originally distributed by the U. S.