World War I Poster, "Helping Hoover in Our U.S. School Garden," 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 1919

Subject Date

circa 1919

Creator Notes

Printed by the American Lithographic Co., New York, New York.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.0.565.56

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 30 in
Width: 20 in

Inscriptions

Print reads: HELPING HOOVER IN OUR / U.S. SCHOOL GARDEN Printed at bottom edge of poster: ISSUED BY THE U.S. SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY BUREAU OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR / WASHINGTON, D.C. / AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO. N.Y.
World War I Poster, "Helping Hoover in Our U.S. School Garden," circa 1918