[Sailors and others in a lifeboat as one sailor gestures to a submarine in the background] / F. Brangwyn A.R.A. – Antique Wall Art
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This rare vintage poster captures [Sailors and others in a lifeboat as one sailor gestures to a submarine in the background] / F. Brangwyn A.R.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Sailors and others in a lifeboat as one sailor gestures to a submarine in the background] / F. Brangwyn A.R.A.
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A lifeboat crowded with sailors and other figures fills the foreground, while one man gestures toward a submarine looming in the background, a menacing detail that frames the scene as a moment of danger at sea. Artist Frank Brangwyn, an Associate of the Royal Academy, made the design as a color lithograph, and the London firm Avenue Press printed it in 1917 for the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau. That was the year the United States entered the First World War, and recruiting posters of the period often mixed heroism with the dangers of naval service. The image shows how war art drew on the rescue at sea to stir up a sense of duty among potential enlistees.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 101 x 153 cm. |
| Notes | Autolitho by F. Brangwyn A.R.A. and printed by The Avenue Press London W.C. for the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau 1917. Title devised by Library staff. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Lifeboats--Great Britain--1910-1920. Rescues--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,058 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1164_Sailors_and_others_in_a_1917 |
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