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Your metal saves our convoys : keep it coming!

Description: In the foreground, a man stands on a platform on a ship, shouting through a megaphone at several other men on deck who are loading and firing a large cannon-like weapon toward the sea. Other ships can be seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Helck, Peter, 1893-1988.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your metals fight on every front!

Description: A series of six brown-tinted photographs with captions depicting the uses of metals in the armed forces during World War II. Describes the use of metals for vehicles, airplanes, bombs, and guns.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

We're free to choose-- : this today, or this tomorrow.

Description: Black & white cartoon drawing with two frames. The top frame shows a radio announcer in the foreground and four miners in helmets in the background. The radio announcer mentions the importance and responsibility of miners to preserve liberty. The bottom frame shows Hitler holding a whip and threatening three weary miners who are forced to work long hours.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Unlock the door-- quick!

Description: Black and white cartoon of a soldier and a miner standing in front of a wooden door with an oversized padlock on it. The padlock represents a shortage of metal for military equipment which is locked behind the doors. The miner holds a large key labeled "More Ore". The soldier tells him that only he can unlock the doors.
Date: 1942
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

More copper-zinc-lead-- quick!

Description: A soldier holding a rifle talks to a miner holding a drilling tool. The soldier is gesturing behind him toward the ruins of a town, saying, "Give us metal so it won't happen here".
Date: unknown
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hit 'em with Copper, Zinc, Lead

Description: Black and white cartoon of Uncle Sam and a miner. Miner: "Gosh, I would like to take a crack at those Japs!" Uncle Sam: "You're doin' it every day - with every ton of ore you mine to make tanks, planes and guns"
Date: 1942
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your metal is their might!

Description: Three helmeted soldiers operate a large machine gun. Shells from the gun shower downward below it. Smoke from an explosion is seen in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Win with tin.

Description: Poster in red and black tones. A series of graphic illustrations with captions provide instructions for preparing empty tin food cans for recycling.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. War Production Board. Bureau of Industrial Conservation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Metal makes might! : keep it coming!

Description: Navy and white poster has blue background with text at the top. There are six blue and white pictures in two rows of three depicting metal in use. Each picture has a caption at the bottom and a white border.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Here's why we need more metal to win this war.

Description: Poster features a series of six black & white photographs on a black background. The photographs are of military weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and a ship. Each photograph has a caption describing the amount of copper, zinc, and lead used to manufacture the equipment shown.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your metal in action.

Description: A series of blue-tinted photographs with captions depicts the use of metal for war weapons and ships.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Your metal is on the attack : keep it coming!

Description: Color illustration of soldiers wading from a ship or boat through water and storming a beach. Behind them is a tank about to exit a ship. More ships, a small boat, and explosions can be seen on the water in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sewell, Amos, 1901-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A real partnership : He says, “Dear Dad--you’re getting the metal out. I’m dishing it out. We’re quite a team!”

Description: Black and white drawing of a man and woman sitting in chairs at home. The man holds a pipe and reads a letter, and the woman is knitting. A cat sits at her feet, gazing at the man. A miner's helmet hangs on the wall behind the man's chair. In the upper left is a drawing of a soldier in the field, writing a letter.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Make his nightmare come true!

Description: Charcoal caricature drawing of a sleeping Hideki Tojo, apparently having a nightmare. In his thoughts, an airplane, a missle, and a tank are coming toward him, and a miner stares down at him, saying, "Now we're gonna mine and smelt still more metal for tanks an' ships an' guns".
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A menace we must beat! "We need your metal to help fight the U-boat!"

Description: Black and white drawing. In the distance, a boat or ship is sinking, with smoke rising from it. In the foreground is a periscope rising from the water. A Nazi symbol can be seen under the surface of the water below it. Nearby, an apparently wounded man floats on a piece of debris on the water. At the upper right is a portrait of Admiral Nimitz and the quoted caption.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Installation Shot: Coral Reef Series

Description: An Installation view of Coral Reef Series as part of 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Jordan Scott, entitled "Worn by the Sea" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from March 6 to March 9, 2024. Worn by the Sea is an exhibition that presents jewelry inspired by natural environments, particularly the ocean, showcasing a unique blend of hammer forming, enameling, patination, and textile techniques in metal to evoke the beauty and wonder of marine life. more
Date: [2023..2024]
Creator: Scott, Jordan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Installation Shot: Southern Ocean (Antarctic) Series

Description: An Installation view of Southern Ocean (Antarctic) Series as part of 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Jordan Scott, entitled "Worn by the Sea" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from March 6 to March 9, 2024. Worn by the Sea is an exhibition that presents jewelry inspired by natural environments, particularly the ocean, showcasing a unique blend of hammer forming, enameling, patination, and textile techniques in metal to evoke the beauty and wonde… more
Date: [2023..2024]
Creator: Scott, Jordan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Installation Shot: Fan Series/Pelagic Series

Description: An Installation view of Fan Series/Pelagic Series as part of 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Jordan Scott, entitled "Worn by the Sea" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from March 6 to March 9, 2024. Worn by the Sea is an exhibition that presents jewelry inspired by natural environments, particularly the ocean, showcasing a unique blend of hammer forming, enameling, patination, and textile techniques in metal to evoke the beauty and wonder of mar… more
Date: [2021..2022]
Creator: Scott, Jordan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Installation Shot: Tide Pools Series

Description: An Installation view of Tide Pools Series as part of 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Jordan Scott, entitled "Worn by the Sea" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from March 6 to March 9, 2024. Worn by the Sea is an exhibition that presents jewelry inspired by natural environments, particularly the ocean, showcasing a unique blend of hammer forming, enameling, patination, and textile techniques in metal to evoke the beauty and wonder of marine life. more
Date: [2023..2024]
Creator: Scott, Jordan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
open access

Installation Shot: Worn by the Sea

Description: An Installation view of Worn by the Sea as part of 2024 MFA exhibition by artist Jordan Scott, entitled "Worn by the Sea" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from March 6 to March 9, 2024. Worn by the Sea is an exhibition that presents jewelry inspired by natural environments, particularly the ocean, showcasing a unique blend of hammer forming, enameling, patination, and textile techniques in metal to evoke the beauty and wonder of marine life.
Date: [2021..2024]
Creator: Scott, Jordan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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