Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Olaf Gulbransson 1918. – Vintage 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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This rare vintage poster captures Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Olaf Gulbransson 1918. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Olaf Gulbransson 1918.
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Few posters from the German home front name a general as directly as this 1918 lithograph, which appeals for the "Ludendorff-Spende für Kriegsbeschädigte," a fundraising drive for disabled war veterans. The campaign carried the name of Erich Ludendorff, the army's chief quartermaster, whose endorsement lent it official weight as the war's human costs mounted. The artist, Olaf Gulbransson, was a leading caricaturist for the satirical magazine *Simplicissimus*, and his draftsmanship gives the appeal a sharper, more pointed look than conventional charity art. The poster reflects a wartime Germany that relied on public donations to care for the wounded and to support the families of the dead.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 62 x 91 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. World War 1914-1918--Casualties--Germany. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Disabled veterans--German--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,048 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 708_LudendorffSpende_fuumlr_1918 |
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