[Two Marines] / J.C. Leyendecker. – Historic Reproduction
![[Two Marines] / J.C. Leyendecker., 1917 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bd/bdd4782dd7a8-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of [Two Marines] / J.C. Leyendecker.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Two Marines] / J.C. Leyendecker.
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Two Marines stand shoulder to shoulder in this 1917 color lithograph, and the poster carries no slogan or text at all. Its appeal rests on the figures themselves: crisp uniforms, upright bearing, and a calm, handsome composure. J.C. Leyendecker, already famous for his magazine covers and Arrow Collar advertisements, brought the same polished style to this recruiting image as the United States entered the First World War. Posters like this one were meant to make military service look orderly and admirable to young men at home.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 76 x 45 cm. |
| Notes | Poster has no text. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | United States. Marine Corps--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines (Military personnel)--1910-1920. Uniforms--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,991 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1692_Two_Marines_JC_Leyend_1917 |
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