Good boy Dewey – Antique Wall Art
![Good boy Dewey, [ca. 1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cf/cf50bbcf9cf6-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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This vintage poster of Good boy Dewey brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Good boy Dewey
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This lithograph is built around Admiral George Dewey, the naval officer whose fleet destroyed the Spanish squadron at Manila Bay in 1898 and made him a national hero. By the time this poster was printed around 1916, Dewey was in his late seventies, and the title, "Good boy Dewey," signals a fond, patriotic tone toward a figure from an earlier war. The Uncle Sam figure in the subject list places the scene within the American war-effort imagery of World War I, when older heroes were often invoked to rally support. The print was copyrighted by M.L. Schleuter of Oakland, California.
| Created / published | [ca. 1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyrighted by M.L. Schleuter, Oakland, Cal. |
| Subjects | Dewey, George,--1837-1917--Military service. World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,727 × 4,657 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 697_Good_boy_Dewey_1916 |
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