Lend as they fight: Buy more liberty bonds Accession Number: ARTV00823

Description

United States First World War poster issued to promote the sale of Liberty Bonds. The image fills the whole and features two soldiers fighting at the front. Positioned in the foreground the first soldier is wounded with a bandaged head. He is firing a pistol leaning up against the second soldier who is standing protectively behind him firing his rifle into the lower right. Behind them is a bright yellow and orange sky with white smoke and a line of barbed wire. The title positioned top and bottom printed in blue and pale blue ink outlined with black.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00823
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Sidney H Riesenberg
Publisher
United States Government
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 73.8 cm x 48 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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