Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeiche Kriegsanleihe! / Bernhard. – Vintage Wall Art
(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: Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeiche Kriegsanleihe! / Bernhard., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeiche Kriegsanleihe! / Bernhard.
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Its German caption argues that the road to peace runs through war bonds, claiming that the enemies want it that way, and the clenched fists make the appeal blunt. *Kriegsanleihe* means war loan, the government bonds Germany sold to its citizens to help pay for the First World War. Campaigns in 1914 asked ordinary people to lend their savings to the state as a patriotic duty. The poster is signed only "Bernhard," and its color lithograph reflects the wartime effort to reach a broad public through eye-catching posters. Its reversal of the usual logic of peace and war is worth noticing.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 87 x 57 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Australian National Travel Association funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Fists--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,061 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 894_Das_ist_der_Weg_zum_Fri_1914 |
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