World War I Poster, "War Gardens Victorious," circa 1919
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During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1919
Subject Date
circa 1919
Creators
Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
National War Garden Commission
Place of Creation
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Creator Notes
Artwork by Maginel Wright Enright Barney; published by the National War Garden Commission, Washington, D.C.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.93.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 29 in
Width: 23 in
Inscriptions
Text at top reads: War Gardens Victorious Text at bottom: Every War Garden a Peace Plant - NATIONAL WAR GARDEN COMMISSION Small print at bottom: Charles Lantrop Pack, President Washington, D.C. Artist's name in image: Maginel Wright Enright
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