8. Kriegsanleihe / Julius Klinger. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with 8. Kriegsanleihe / Julius Klinger., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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8. Kriegsanleihe / Julius Klinger.
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The most distinctive element here is the dragon, which the catalog record lists as a subject alongside the war-loan theme. Posters of this period often gave a fearsome creature or enemy figure a central role to make a financial appeal feel urgent. This example is titled "8. Kriegsanleihe," or Eighth War Loan, and it was one of the bond drives the Austro-Hungarian government ran to fund the First World War. Vienna designer Julius Klinger produced many posters for such campaigns, and his bold, simplified color lithographs were meant to be read quickly on city walls.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 95 x 63 cm. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Austria. War bonds & funds--Austria--1910-1920. Dragons--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,567 × 5,638 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 725_8_Kriegsanleihe_Juliu_1918 |
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