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Curatorial Narrative Abram Games’s “Blood Donors 30 Minutes of Your Time Now a Lifetime to Somebody Else” embodies the modernist ethos of the early 20th century, while simultaneously navigating the complexities of wartime propaganda. Created in an unspecified year, this print is a masterful example of Art Deco visual mechanics, stripped of ornamentation and rendered with precise lines and geometric forms. The composition’s strict grid structure, punctuated by vibrant red accents, creates a chromatic structure that reinforces the urgency and importance of the message. The palette, comprised of black, white, purple, blue, and red, is tempered to convey a sense of severity and gravity, underscoring the sacrifice being asked of citizens. In its architectural subject matter, Games’s print exemplifies the influence of modernist design on visual culture. As an example of this influence, “Blood Donors” can be seen as a manifestation of t