Lest liberty perish from the face of the earth - buy bonds / Joseph Pennell, del. & c. – Historic Reproduction
![Lest liberty perish from the face of the earth - buy bonds / Joseph Pennell, del. & c., [1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bb/bba911ca267e-L.webp)
(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: Lest liberty perish from the face of the earth - buy bonds / Joseph Pennell, del. & c., 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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Lest liberty perish from the face of the earth - buy bonds / Joseph Pennell, del. & c.
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This large watercolor and crayon drawing is a preliminary design for a war bond poster, showing the Statue of Liberty above the words "Lest liberty perish from the face of the earth." Joseph Pennell, an American illustrator and printmaker best known for his etchings and urban scenes, made it in 1918, during the final year of the First World War. The inscription describes it as a sketch of the idea, so it records the composition before the finished poster was printed. Posters like this were part of the government's Liberty Loan campaigns, which asked Americans to buy bonds to finance the war. The choice of New York's most famous monument, with its torch raised over the harbor, tied the appeal to national sacrifice and freedom.
| Created / published | [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor, crayon ; 38 3/8 x 32 in. |
| Genre | War poster paintings |
| Notes | Title from item. Inscription: Watercolor sketch of idea." Wuerth |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,169 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218496 |
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