To arms! / L. Ravenhill. – 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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To arms! / L. Ravenhill.
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Here the satirical magazine *Punch* is personified as a recruiting sergeant, who calls out, "Now my lads, your country wants you. Who's for the front?" The poster was drawn for the September 2, 1914, issue, only weeks after Britain entered the First World War in early August. In those first months Britain depended entirely on volunteers, and images like this one urged men to enlist before conscription was introduced in 1916. Its blend of humor and direct appeal is typical of the recruiting art of the period.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Caption: Recruiting-Sergeant Punch. Now my lads your country wants you. Whos for the front? Punch September 2 1914. Title from item. · United States. Navy sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,003 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1684_To_arms_L_Ravenhill_1914 |
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