Columbia calls--Enlist now for U.S. Army / designed by Frances Adams Halsted ; painted by V. Aderente. – Antique 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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Columbia calls--Enlist now for U.S. Army / designed by Frances Adams Halsted ; painted by V. Aderente. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Columbia calls--Enlist now for U.S. Army / designed by Frances Adams Halsted ; painted by V. Aderente.
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Columbia, the figure long used to personify the United States, calls men to the U.S. Army in this 1916 poster, with a flag beside her and the words "Enlist now" set into the design. Frances Adams Halsted, who copyrighted the work in New York, created the composition, and V. Aderente painted it. The United States had not yet entered the First World War, but the country was debating military preparedness and the Army was seeking volunteers. Posters like this carried that appeal into public spaces, and the image of Columbia reflects the patriotic symbolism common in recruiting art of the period.
| Created / published | c1916. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyright by Frances Adams Halsted, New York. Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 1916. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Columbia (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,106 × 1,408 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217667 |
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