Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen. – Historic 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 Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Ludendorff-Spende fuumlr Kriegsbeschaumldigte / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen.
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The name at the center of this poster, Ludendorff, points to a specific German charity: the Ludendorff-Spende, a fund named for General Erich Ludendorff, whose reputation soared after the German victory at Tannenberg in August 1914. The campaign aimed to aid soldiers disabled in the war, a cause that became urgent as casualty lists grew. Munich designer Ludwig Hohlwein, one of Germany's most prominent poster artists, produced the design, which he rendered in a bold, simplified style suited to quick street viewing. The poster shows how wartime appeals joined military heroism with appeals to civic duty at home.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 61 x 90 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--German. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Disabled veterans--German--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,045 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 707_LudendorffSpende_fuumlr_1914 |
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