Six signed auto-lithographs by Alex. O. Levy / Alex. O. Levy – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Six signed auto-lithographs by Alex. O. Levy / Alex. O. Levy. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Six signed auto-lithographs by Alex. O. Levy / Alex. O. Levy
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A dedication to President Woodrow Wilson, printed across the bottom, sets this poster apart from other wartime tributes. It honors American servicemen who died in the war and carries the sponsorship of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, the federal agency created in 1917 to build merchant ships for the war effort. Its six signatures are facsimile autographs reproduced by the lithographic process rather than handwritten, a common practice for mass-produced posters of the period. The text reflects Wilson's wartime language about democracy and world peace, which shaped how Americans framed the sacrifice of the war dead.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 77 x 64 cm. |
| Notes | Text continues: This tribute to our American heroes who made the supreme sacrifice for right liberty is respectfully dedicated to that clear-visioned herald of true democracy world peace Woodrow Wilson President of the United States of America A.D. 1918. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Commemoration--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,990 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1647_Six_signed_autolithogra_1918 |
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