World War I Poster, "They Kept the Sea Lanes Open," 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
Shafer, L. A. (Leon Alaric), 1866-1940
W.F. Powers Lithography Company
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Poster by artist L.A.(Leon Alaric) Shafer, printed by W.F. Powers Lithography Co., New York, New York
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.5.352.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. D. Dwight Douglas.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 28.5 in
Width: 39 in
Inscriptions
Printed on poster upper right corner: THEY KEPTTHE / SEA LANES OPEN / Printed under image: INVEST IN THE / VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN.
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