The Hun - His mark - Blot it out with Liberty Bonds / J. Allen St. John. – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: The Hun - His mark - Blot it out with Liberty Bonds / J. Allen St. John., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Hun - His mark - Blot it out with Liberty Bonds / J. Allen St. John.
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The bloodied hand at the center of this 1917 lithograph, under the heading "The Hun - His mark," shows the wartime use of the German "Hun" label to stir up anger against the enemy. Illustrator J. Allen St. John, best known later for his book covers, designed the poster to urge Americans to "blot it out" by buying Liberty Bonds. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and the government financed its war effort through a series of Liberty Loan drives that relied heavily on posters like this one. Its mix of bold color and emotional imagery shows how war bonds were marketed as a personal duty.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 108 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | No. 4B. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. Hands--1910-1920. Blood--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,042 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 315_The_Hun_His_mark_Blot_1917 |
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