Zeichnet 8. Kriegsanleihe / K. Sterrer. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Zeichnet 8. Kriegsanleihe / K. Sterrer.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Zeichnet 8. Kriegsanleihe / K. Sterrer.
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Lettered "Zeichnet 8. Kriegsanleihe," this 1917 color lithograph is a call to subscribe to Austria's eighth war loan, and its figure is identified in the record as an Austrian goddess. The poster was one of many that the Habsburg government commissioned to persuade citizens to lend money to the state during the First World War, when war bonds were a main way to finance the army. Its artist, K. Sterrer, belongs to a generation of Vienna-trained illustrators whose posters often used allegorical figures to turn a financial request into a patriotic duty. The print also offers a window into how wartime finance was sold to ordinary people.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 95 x 63 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--Austria. War bonds & funds--Austria--1910-1920. Goddesses--Austrian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 716 × 892 px |
| Reference | 766_Zeichnet_8_Kriegsanleih_1917.tif-S |
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