Americas answer. The second official United States war picture – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Americas answer. The second official United States war picture in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Americas answer. The second official United States war picture
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Few wartime posters were built to sell a motion picture, and this one promotes "America's Answer," which the record describes as the second official United States war film. The Committee on Public Information, the federal propaganda agency set up in 1917 under George Creel, produced and distributed such films to show American troops and the war effort to home audiences. The color design pairs military figures with the flag, a combination typical of 1918 recruiting and morale art. Its subjects, including the public communication of the war, make it a useful example of how the government used entertainment to build support for the fighting.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. K83. 1918. Official U.S. war film released by Committee on Public Information. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Propaganda--American--1910-1920. Military personnel--American--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,328 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 897_Americas_answer_The_sec_1918 |
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