Bayern wach auf! / AS. – Antique Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Bayern wach auf! / AS.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Bayern wach auf! / AS.
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Bavaria, wake up!" urges the title of this 1918 color lithograph, a poster that combines a call to action with an image of eagles. Its subject headings place it in the aftermath of Germany's defeat in World War I, when Bavaria's monarchy fell in November 1918 and the state began reorganizing under a republican government. Posters like this one tried to rouse voters during an unsettled period of elections and political change. The signature bears only the monogram "AS," so the artist's full identity is not recorded, but the bold graphic style reflects the urgency of the moment.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 86 x 62 cm. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Signed with artists monogram. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Aftermath--Germany--Bavaria. Voting--Germany--Bavaria--1910-1920. Eagles--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,993 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 739_Bayern_wach_auf_AS_1918 |
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