World War I Poster, "Rivets are Bayonets. Drive them Home!" circa 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
circa 1918
Subject Date
circa 1918
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artist John E. Sheridan; printed by Thomsen-Ellis Co. of Baltimore, Maryland for the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.264.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height : 39.5 in
Width: 27 in
Inscriptions
Printing on poster reads: Rivets are Bayonets / Drive them home!
Printed lower left: J.E. SHERIDAN
Printed at bottom: UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION / ISSUED BY PUBLICATIONS SECTION, PHILADELPHIA /
Printed lower right: THOMSEN-ELLIS COMPANY BALTIMORE...NEW YORK.
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