Porte plume Ideal Waterman larme de la paix – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Porte plume Ideal Waterman larme de la paix
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In this 1919 French lithograph, an advertisement for the Ideal Waterman fountain pen recasts the pen as a weapon: its title, "Porte plume Ideal Waterman, l'arme de la paix," means "Carry the Ideal Waterman pen, the weapon of peace." The year matters. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919, and the poster's sales pitch borrows the mood of a world turning from war to diplomacy. The allegorical treatment of peace, along with the signature "Ogeacute," shows how commercial artists of the period adopted the language of the peace settlement to sell everyday goods.
| Created / published | 1919 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 102 x 78 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Carry the Ideal Waterman pen the weapon of peace. Signed: Ogeacute. Purchase 1986. Promotional goal: Fr. C89. 1919. Item is no. 287 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. PI · International Peace Conference (1st : 1899 : Hague Netherlands) |
| Subjects | Pens--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Peace. World War 1914-1918--Women. Allegories--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,776 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 55_Porte_plume_Ideal_Water_1919 |
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