World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1918

Subject Date

1918

Creator Notes

Artwork by Joseph Pennell, printed by Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co., New York, New York.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

53.5.167.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. D. Dwight Douglas.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 41 in
Width: 28.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed at lower edge of image: THAT LIBERTY SHALL NOT / PERISH FROM THE EARTH / BUY LIBERTY BONDS / FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN/. In lower left corner: Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co. On left side at bottom of image: Joseph Pennell Del.
World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918