Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeiche Kriegsanleihe! / Bernhard. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeiche Kriegsanleihe! / Bernhard.
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Its German slogan makes an unusual argument: peace, it says, is the path the enemies do not want, so citizens should buy war bonds. The poster, signed by an artist named only as Bernhard, pairs that message with clenched fists to turn resolve into a call to lend money to the state. Germany financed much of its war through public loans called Kriegsanleihen, and the first of these drives came in 1914 as fighting began. Posters like this one asked ordinary people to see buying a bond as a patriotic duty, and the bold color lithography was built to catch the eye on city streets.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 87 x 57 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Australian National Travel Association funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Fists--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,034 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 893_Das_ist_der_Weg_zum_Fri_1914 |
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