World War I Poster, "Raised 'Em Myself in my U.S. School Garden," circa 1918
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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
United States. Department of Interior. Bureau of Education
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Printed by the American Lithographic Company, New York, New York.
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.565.57
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 30 in
Width: 20 in
Inscriptions
Print reads: Raised 'em myself / in my U.S. School Garden Print reads at bottom: ISSUED BY THE U.S. SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY BUREAU OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, D.C. AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO. N.Y. Written on reverse in pencil: School gardens.
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