Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A. – Antique 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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This vintage poster of Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A.
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Frank Brangwyn, a painter and decorative artist born in Bruges, drew this 1915 cartoon for the London Daily Chronicle, and its title sets up the scene: Mars, the Roman god of war, petitions Vulcan, the god of forge and metalwork, for weapons. The lithograph casts the munitions effort as a classical bargain between war and industry, a framing that suited the British press at a time when shell output was a public concern. Brangwyn's bold, muscular figures show workers and gods sharing one heavy, labor-filled world, which makes the poster worth noticing as wartime propaganda that presented factory labor in heroic terms.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Mars (Roman deity)--1910-1920. Vulcan (Roman deity)--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. Ordnance industry--Great Britain--1910-1920. Laborers--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,014 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1126_Mars_appeals_to_Vulcan_1915 |
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