Volkspende fuumlr die deutschen Kriegs-und Zivil-Gefangenen / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen. – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Volkspende fuumlr die deutschen Kriegs-und Zivil-Gefangenen / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Volkspende fuumlr die deutschen Kriegs-und Zivil-Gefangenen / Ludwig Hohlwein Muumlnchen.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Its title names its beneficiaries directly: the Volkspende, or people's donation, for German military and civilian prisoners held abroad during the First World War. Ludwig Hohlwein, a Munich designer who became one of Germany's best-known poster artists, made it in 1915. The record's subject headings point to the heart as the central symbol, a familiar device for stirring sympathy and encouraging gifts. Posters like this formed part of a wider wartime fundraising effort that relied on bold color and simple images to reach passersby.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 91 x 58 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--Prisoners--German. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. Hearts (Symbols)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,027 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1087_Volkspende_fuumlr_die_d_1915 |
More from the World War I collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
