Wolt ihr dieses?... Schutzt euer land [Do you want this? Defend our Land] Accession Number: ARTV00123

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First World War German poster featuring a peasent farming scene. The poster says "Do you want this?...defend our land." This poster was produced by the print publisher, Dinse, Eckert & Cie. in Berlin during the war, also known as Plakatkunstanstalt Dinse & Eckert. 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.

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Accession Number
ARTV00123
Artist
Dinse & Eckert Kunstanstalt
Publisher
Dinse & Eckert Kunstanstalt
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on paper
Measurement
Overall: 31.8 cm x 24 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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