World War I Poster, "The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need, Apply Y.W.C.A. Land Service Committee" circa 1917
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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 1917
Subject Date
circa 1917
Creators
United States Printing and Lithograph Company
Young Women's Christian Association. Land Service Committee
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Designed by Edward Penfield; printed by United States Printing & Lithograph Company, New York, New York.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.565.88
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 25 in
Width: 30 in
Inscriptions
Print reads across bottom: The Girl on the Land / Serves the Nation's Need / apply Y.W.C.A. Land Service Committee Oval logo at lower left reads: THE UNITED STATES PRINTING & LITHOGRAPH CO. NEW YORK. Handwritten on reverse in pencil: Y.W.C.A. "The Girl on the Land".
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