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- World War I Poster, "I Want You for the Navy," 1917 - During the First World War, artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for 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. This poster promotes enlistment in the U.S. Navy with a sexually provocative portrayal a young woman. The text "I Want You" further reinforces this emotional message.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
World War I Poster, "I Want You for the Navy," 1917
During the First World War, artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for 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. This poster promotes enlistment in the U.S. Navy with a sexually provocative portrayal a young woman. The text "I Want You" further reinforces this emotional message.