The cross and the crusaders!! / Alex. O. Levy. – Antique 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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The cross and the crusaders!! / Alex. O. Levy.
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Alex. O. Levy's 1917 color lithograph, "The Cross and the Crusaders," takes its title from the medieval holy wars, linking wartime soldiers to a crusading defense of churches against German destruction. The comparison drew on the widespread Allied charge that German forces had damaged religious sites, most famously the cathedral at Reims, which was shelled beginning in 1914. Posters like this appeared as the United States entered the war in April 1917, and they framed the conflict as a moral struggle over civilization and liberty. The pairing of religious symbolism with a military theme shows how propaganda borrowed older ideas of holy war to make a modern conflict feel familiar.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Allegorical prints 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Destruction & pillage--German. World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel. War destruction & pillage--1910-1920. Churches--1910-1920. Liberty--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221063 |
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