World War I Recruiting Poster, "Join the Air Service and Serve in France," 1917
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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
1917
Subject Date
1917
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artwork by J. Paul Verrees. Printed by E. Ketterlinus & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
91.0.93.132
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 37 in
Width: 25 in
Inscriptions
Text from top of poster down: JOIN THE / AIR SERVICE / and / SERVE / in / FRANCE
Additional text lower left corner: DO IT NOW
Artist's name is shown in lower right corner: J. Paul Verrees / 1917
Name of the lithographer in lower left: Ketterlinus
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