Zeichne! / Louis Oppenheim. – Historic 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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Zeichne! / Louis Oppenheim. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Zeichne! / Louis Oppenheim.
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The poster's title, *Zeichne!*, is a German imperative meaning roughly "subscribe" or "sign up," and that single word carries the whole appeal: viewers are urged to pick up a pen and buy into a war loan. Germany financed much of its World War I effort through such bonds, and by 1918 the government was running repeated subscription drives, with posters like this one displayed widely to draw in private savings. Louis Oppenheim designed this color lithograph, and its subject headings point to the pens and certificates that made signing up feel like a patriotic act.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 72 x 48 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--Germany. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Certificates--1910-1920. Pens--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,021 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 490_Zeichne_Louis_Oppenhe_1918 |
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