New York: J.H. Tooker Print Co. Original poster mounted on linen. Color lithograph. 40 1/2" x 27 3/4" inches. A World War I poster featuring a sketch portrait of actress Bessie Barriscale urging the public to buy war bonds. Publishing sponsored by Paralta Plays. In very good condition with minor tears to margin. Image unaffected. More
New York: Heywood Stasser & Voigt Litho. Co. Original poster mounted on linen. Page measures 30" x 20 1/4" This World War I poster is part of a series published by the United War Work Campaign, or UWWC, a coalition of seven service organizations charged with raising $170,000,000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years of the war. The campaign was a success, and was at the time recognized as the largest fundraising event..... More
New York: Globe Litho, 1936. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 39.5" x 27". Poster for the 1936 film "Fury Below", a thriller which follows the story of a young man who inherits a failing mine. Small chips to upper corners and a tear to bottom edge. More
Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Lithographic Co., 1917. Original Poster. Color lithograph. Image measures 19 3/4" x 29 3/4". This original World War I-era poster shows a blue and red circle with the image of the Statue of Liberty beside the text "I own a Liberty Bond". Below, text reads "And Wear This Button - It Is A Badge Of Honor". War loan posters like this one were produced in great volume during the First World War to encourage people to..... More
Cincinatti: The Strobridge Litho Co., 1919. Original Poster. Color lithograph. 29 1/2" x 19 3/8" This bold World War I poster displays a large V and reads Invest. The poster was promoting the fifth Liberty loan, known as the 'Victory Liberty Loan', which was issued in April 1919 and was the final bond sold as part of the war effort. The V can be interpreted as a 'V for victory', or as a Roman numeral 5. Beautiful condition with vibrant..... More
London: Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., 1917. Original poster. Color lithograph. 30 x 20 inches. This Women's Land Army recruitment poster is comprised of black text and image on a yellow background. It features a pastoral scene with a Women's Land Army worker in a field. She is wearing wearing a brassard with a crown emblem and is filling a trough with hay while a horse and foal begin to eat. The Women's Land Army was established in January 1917..... More
1917. Original poster. Color lithograph. 47 x 31 inches. This French poster is advertising the French Army's 'African Army and Colonial Troops Day' - a celebration of the the French colonial contribution to the French war effort. The poster is decorated with a vibrant geometric frame of saturated blues, yellows, and reds. The translation is as follows; "Day organized at the government's initiative for the benefit of Aid Charities for the African Army and Colonial Troops. 10 June 1917". Good..... More
New York: Waterwell, 2005. Poster. Offset lithograph. 22 5/8" x 15 7/8" Promotional poster for the 2005 theater production "The Persians", based on the play by Aeschylus. The play was produced by Waterwell Productions, and opened at UNDER St. Marks, where it showed to sold-out audiences before moving to the Perry Street Theater for an extended run. Poster design by Brian McMullen. More
Original poster. Color lithograph. 41 x 28 inches. This classic World War I U.S. Army recruiting poster features an officer of the Army standing next to a soldier. Behind them an artillery battery is manned by two men. In the background two men are standing on the fort looking through binoculars across the coast. The bottom of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in. Form no. 402, A.G.O. The artist for..... More
Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Poster. Color lithograph. 28" x 20" This graphic WWII propaganda poster is advertising United States Defense Bonds and Stamps. Features artwork by J. Walter Wilkinson and his son, Walter G. Wilkinson, of a smiling factory worker holding a $25 bond. Below the artwork is a colonial-era statue of a militiaman holding a rifle. The bottom of the poster reads "Ask about our payroll savings plan". Poster is in good condition. Slight damage to center..... More
New York: J.H. Tooker Print Co. Original poster. Color lithograph. 29 x 20.75 inches. A World War I recruiting poster, in the form of a news broadside, for the women's auxiliary navy. Bold text on a red background proclaims the need for women's involvement and, at the bottom, lists the addresses of New York City recruiting stations. Many of the approximately 13,000 women who joined the auxiliary navy supported the war effort by doing clerical work. This poster is in..... More
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