Pro patria! : join Army for the period of the war Accession Number: ARTV06149

Description

First World War recruitment poster for the United States Army. The central image is of two mounted soldiers carrying flags. The flag in the foreground being the Stars and Stripes. The image is set within a pale green square framed in blue and red. The title text ' Pro Patria! [For Country!] is printed in red ink top centre while further text printed in blue ink is positioned beneath the image.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV06149
Artist
Horace Devitt Welsh
Publisher
United States Army
Printer
Hegemann, Print, New York City
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 99.2 x 71.2 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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