World War I Poster, "For Every Fighter, a Woman Worker," 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 1918
Subject Date
circa 1918
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Artwork by Adolph Treidler; printed by the American Lithographic Co., New York, New York
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.5.406.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. D. Dwight Douglas.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 40 in
Width: 30 in
Inscriptions
Printed on lower left side: FOR / EVERY / FIGHTER / a / WOMAN / WORKER / UNITED / WAR / WORK / CAMPAIGN Printed on lower left side: CARE / for / HER / through The Y W C A Artist's name at the left of the feet: ADOLPH / TREIDLER At bottom center of poster: AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO. N.Y.
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