Description
American First World War recruitment poster issued by the U.S Marine Corps. It features at its centre a colour reproduction of a painting by Joseph Christian Leyendecker depicting two marines standing either side of a sculpture of the emblem of the Marine corps the ' Eagle, globe and anchor'. The one on the left has his rifle across his chest while the one on the right is playing a bugle. It also features 16 black and white photographs of marines participating in a variety of training, educational and recreational activities. These photographs run from the upper left to the lower left and the upper right to the lower right framing the painting. The title ' U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea" is positioned within a rectangular box above the images. A further rectangular box is positioned beneath the images letting eligibles know to ask their local recruitment centre for further details. One of a several similarly designed recruitment posters for the Marines featuring the work of different artists. (see ARTV06128)
Details
Accession Number
ARTV06143
Artist
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Publisher
United States Marine Corps Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Measurement
sheet: 97.8 x 73.6 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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