Annahmestelle der Ludendorff-Spende / Bernhard. – 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.)
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A window into the past: Annahmestelle der Ludendorff-Spende / Bernhard., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Annahmestelle der Ludendorff-Spende / Bernhard.
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This German poster, printed in color in 1915, announces a collection point, or *Annahmestelle*, for the Ludendorff-Spende, a private donation drive named for General Erich Ludendorff, the army's chief quartermaster. The design is credited to Bernhard, most likely the poster designer Lucian Bernhard, whose bold, simplified shapes and direct lettering shaped German commercial and propaganda graphics of the period. Wartime posters like this one asked ordinary citizens to give money and, in doing so, to show support for the war effort. The poster's subjects, the economic and fundraising side of the war, reflect how much of Germany's home front depended on voluntary contributions.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 27 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. War bonds & funds--Germany--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,035 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1235_Annahmestelle_der_Luden_1915 |
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