The Navy put'em across Accession Number: ARTV00108

Description

Depicts a First World War United States poster for Naval recruitment. Henry Reuterdahl (1870–1925) was a Swedish-American painter known for his nautical imagery. He had a long relationship with the United States Navy, serving as a Lieutenant Commander with the United States Naval Reserve Force and was a frequent writer on naval topics. In the years prior to the First World War , he travelled extensively with the United States Navy and became their official artist during the war, where he was head of the poster bureau. Reuterdahl was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters during the First World War.

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Accession Number
ARTV00108
Artist
Henry Reuterdahl
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 93 cm x 76 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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