The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In this poster the figures of Gallia of France and Liberty of America are linking arms as they represent the unification between France and its ally, the United States, who came to France’s aid during the First World War. America's Liberty and France's Gallia stand linking arms and engage in a look of mutual regard. Their countries' flags are draped overhead, creating an arch entwined with gold olive branches symbolising peace. In the lower left foreground is an artists' palette, and a stack of books which are illustrative of the link between nations politically, socially and artistically and the artist is certainly trying to relate a common ideology.
Etienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset was a painter and lithographer born in Moissac on 2 September 1859. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he was a student of Garrepuy and then Cabanel. He made his debut in the Salon in 1880 with two portraits. He exhibited these together with the drawings for the portraits. He published many albums of children, flowers and illustrated books, songs and stories. He illustrated a number of posters for which he was well known. He died in Paris on 19 March 1925.
This is a particularly interesting from a design perspective because it represents a poster design which was never realised. The poster was never printed, however in design it was promoting the French National War loans scheme of 1920. The work is interesting and unique in that it would be useful in describing how posters were produced and the unique history of how they were designed for viewing by a diverse audience.
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