America calls - enlist in the Navy / J.C. Leyendecker. – 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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Step back in time with America calls - enlist in the Navy / J.C. Leyendecker., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Few recruiting posters from the First World War carry a signature as recognizable as J.C. Leyendecker's, and this 1917 lithograph shows why the Navy turned to him. The U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau in New York credited him for the design and had it reproduced by the Beck Engraving Co. Its short command, "America calls," was aimed at young men in the year the United States entered the war. Leyendecker, already famous for magazine covers and advertising illustration, brought a polished, idealized style to the effort. The poster shows how the government relied on commercial illustrators to make military service look appealing.
| Created / published | 1917 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 104 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | Printed by the U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau 318 W. 39th St. N.Y. The U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau gratefully acknowledges its indebtedness to Mr. J.C. Leyendecker for this design and to the Beck Engraving Co. for the reproduction. · Ente nazionale industrie turistiche (Italy) funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Sailors--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,065 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1232_America_calls_enlist_i_1917 |
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