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O Almirante Chester W. Nimitz [Admiral Chester W. Nimitz]
A close painted portrait of a smiling, weathered admiral in cap and khaki shirt, hands raised, fills a navy-blue frame. The Portuguese caption names his command and role and offers no argument; the heroic framing and warm expression present the Pacific commander as a trusted leader.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (Coordenador de Assuntos Interamericanos), Washington, D.C.; painting signed by the artist
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (US federal government work)
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. National Archives and Records Administration, NAID 44268189, local identifier 44-PF-845.
Text on the object
O ALMIRANTE CHESTER W. NIMITZ Comandante da Frota Norte-Americana do Paci- fico e Chefe da Estratégia Naval daquela zona Publicado pelo Coordenador de Assuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E.U.A. [signature in the painting, partly legible:] [illegible] SCHMIDT 44
ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ Commander of the North American Pacific Fleet and Chief of Naval Strategy in that area Published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Washington, U.S.A. [signature in the painting, partly legible:] [illegible] SCHMIDT 44
