The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
First World War German poster depicts a hand holding a pen, filling in an application form to subscribe to the Ninth War Loan. The German text exclaims; 'Sign!'. Louis Oppenheim (1879–1936) was a German graphic artist, painter and type designer. He studied in London from 1899 to 1906. He moved to Berlin and started his work as a graphic artist in 1910, signing his work with his initials, "LO" and working for clients such as AES, the Reichsbahn, Persil and Adrema. His posters are considered a significant product of the 'Berlin poster style'. Oppenheim worked for the type foundry Berthold and created a handful of significant and widespread typefaces, all of which share modernist characteristics, such as Lo-Type and Fanfare which are still in wide use today. German poster design during the First World War was intended to be simple, graphic and visually arresting. In German posters, words and images were integrated and the essense of communication conveyed through powerful shapes and patterns. They often also extolled an overt nationalism, with the preference of the authorities being for wordy slogans which encouraged people to contribute to the war economy
German First World War poster depicting a man holding a sack of metal objects, with additional metal objects on the floor beside him. The poster states that all aluminium, copper and other metals are
German First World War poster promoting War Loan savings. In the upper two thirds it features an image of a hand holding an inverted German stahlhelm (helmet) catching falling bank notes. The title tr
German First World War poster promoting War Loan savings. In the upper two thirds it features an image of a hand holding an inverted German stahlhelm (helmet) catching falling bank notes. The title tr
German First World War poster advertising a patriotic play, 'The German Blacksmith', depicting a blacksmith with a hammer about to strike a blow. The text translates as; 'the German Smith, a patriotic
German post-First World War poster depicting a kettle drum. The poster warns of the fearful danger that threatens Germany from the East and encourages people to enlist in order to keep Communism at ba
German First World War poster asking people to give gold for defence of the Fatherland. The poster depicts a woman holding out a golden pendent with her left hand and a jewellery box under her right a