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John Grierson Looks Over a Poster Produced by Harry Mayerovitch
This photo shows John Grierson and Harry Mayerovitch standing in front of a wall covered in film and propaganda posters, discussing the design of a new poster lying on a drafting table.  Larger image
Photographer unknown, photograph, 1944

John Grierson (right), first Commissioner of the National Film Board of Canada, who pushed film production heavily towards patriotic propaganda, discusses the design of a poster with Harry Mayerovitch, director of the Wartime Information Board's Graphic Arts Division.

National Film Board of Canada