Official United States war films now being shown / The Hegeman Print N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art
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(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 Official United States war films now being shown / The Hegeman Print N.Y.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Official United States War Films Now Being Shown is a 1917 record of the government's effort to bring the First World War to American audiences on the screen. The United States entered the war in April 1917, and the Committee on Public Information, created that spring under George Creel, took a major role in producing and promoting official films, pamphlets and posters to rally public support. Notice how the title itself is an advertisement: it marks a moment when cinema was becoming a tool of wartime persuasion as well as entertainment.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 71 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Searchlights--1910-1920. Airplanes--1910-1920. Boats--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,750 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223444 |
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