Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A. – Antique 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 Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mars appeals to Vulcan. Daily Chronicle war cartoon by Frank Brangwyn A.R.A.
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Frank Brangwyn, the Welsh-born painter and designer who was made an Associate of the Royal Academy, drew this 1915 wartime cartoon for the Daily Chronicle, a London newspaper. It casts the Roman god of war, Mars, as a supplicant before Vulcan, the god of the forge, asking for weapons and shells. The lithograph reflects Britain's struggle in the early years of the First World War to turn its factories and workers toward munitions production, a effort that shaped the home front as much as the battlefield.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Mars (Roman deity)--1910-1920. Vulcan (Roman deity)--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. Ordnance industry--Great Britain--1910-1920. Laborers--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,152 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1125_Mars_appeals_to_Vulcan_1915 |
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