ART & ARTISTS: World War 1 posters

During World War 1 the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of poster to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of interesting visual works. As a valuable historical research resource, the posters provide multiple points of view for understanding this global conflict. As artistic works, the posters range in style form graphically vibrant works by well-known designers to anonymous ones.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

This is Part 7 of a 10-part series on WW1 posters:

Georges Bertin Scott (1873-1943) was a French war correspondent and illustrator for the French magazine L'Illustrationduring the early 20th century. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He produced paintings of the Balkan Wars as well as WW1, and also covered and illustrated scenes from the Spanish Civil War and the early WW2. In 1909 Scott married French singer Nelly Martyl, who served as a nurse during the First World War, and was awarded the Croux de Guerre.

1917 Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire!

(For the Flag! For Victory!)

artist Georges Bertin Scott (France)

1917 Sir - don't waste while your wife saves
artist William Crawford Young (1886-1947 USA)

Luciano Achille Mauzan (1881 – 1952) transformed viewers into buyers with bold, humorous advertisements. Born on the French Riviera, Mauzan moved to Italy in 1905. He was known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted. After a period of study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, France, Mauzan divided his life between Milan, Paris and Buenos Aires. Between 1920 and 1940, the period between the wars, he used forms and materials under the influence of the avant-garde cubists. He was also an illustrator of posters and postcards. During his career as a poster printer and designer, Mauzan designed over 2,000 posters, using a style known for humour and brilliant colours in advertisements and events in over 1,000 postcard

images.

1917 Fate tutti il vostro dovere!
(Everyone do your duty!)
artist Luciano Mauzan (France/Italy)

1917 Per la Liberazione sottoscrivete!
(Subscribe for Liberation!)
artist Luciano Mauzan (France/Italy)

1917 Prestito della Liberazione
(Liberation Loan)
artist Luciano Mauzan (France/Italy)

1917 Sottoscreve! Credito Italiano
(You Subscribe! Italian Credit)
artist Luciano Mauzan (France/Italy)

Alonzo Earl Foringer (1878-1948) was an American artist best known for his Red Cross promotional poster “The Greatest Mother in the World.” He received artistic training from Horatio S. Stevenson in Pittsburgh, then from Henry Siddons Mowbray and Edwin Howland Blashfield in New York City.

1917 Help the Greatest Mother in the World
The War Chest
artist Alonzo Earl Foringer (USA)

c1917 Answer the Christmas Roll Call
Join the Red Cross
artist Alonzo Earl Foringer (USA)

1917 The Navy Wants Men
artist unknown (Canada)

Hans Rudi Erdt (b. 1883, Benediktbeuern, d. 1918, Berlin) was a German graphic designer, lithographer and commercial artist known for his contributions to the Sachplakat movement created by Lucian Bernhard. His work at the prestigious Hollerbaum und Schmidt art printing company along with Edmund Edel, Hans Lindenstadt, Julius Klinger, Julius Gipkens, Paul Scheurich and Karl Schulpig make him one of the most important representatives of German poster art between 1906 and 1918. Erdt has also been recognized for his innovative use of typography in posters.

1917 Bei Unseren Blaujacken
(With our blue jackets)
artist Hans Rudi Erdt (Germany)

1917 Unerreichbar den Feinden bleibt unser schöner Rhein...
(Our beautiful Rhine remains inaccessible to enemies...)
artist Hans Rudi Erdt (Germany)

1917 U Boote Heraus!
(The U-boats Are Out!)
artist Hans Rudi Erdt (Germany)

c1918 Die grosse Schlacht in Frankreich
(The Great Battle of France)
artist Hans Rudi Erdt (Germany)

1918 Höllenkampf an d. Aisne
(Battle in the Hell of the Aisne)
artist Hans Rudi Erdt (Germany)

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951 was one of the pre-eminent American illustrators of the early 20th century. Best known for his poster, book and advetising illustrations, the trade character known as The Arrow Collar Man, and his numerous covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Between 1896 and 1950 Leyendecker illustrated more than 400 magazine covers including 322 for The Saturday Evening Post, as well as many advertisement illustrations for its interior pages.

1917 U.S. Navy America Calls
Enlist in the Navy
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

1917 U.S. Marines
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

1917 Get in the Game With Uncle Sam
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

1918 U.S.A. Bonds
Weapons For Liberty
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

U.S. Navy And What it Offers
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

U.S. Marines recruitment poster
artist J.C. Leyendecker (USA)

Louis Oppenheim (1879-1936) was a German graphic artist, painter and type designer. He studied in London from 1899 to 1906. He moved to Berlin and started his work as a graphic artist in 1910. His posters are considered a significant product of the 'Berlin poster style'. He also designed the first coin of the Weimar Republic in 1919.

1918 Die Beste Sparkasse - Kriegsanleihe!
(The Best Savings Bank - the War Loan!)
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

1917 We need books, donate money!
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

1918 Help!
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

1919 What we are to lose!
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

Poster announcing a play in aid of German War Aid
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

Liebes-gaben S. Adam
(Gifts of Love S. Adam)
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

Aluminium Kupfer Messing Nickel Zinn
(Aluminium Copper Brass Nickel Tin)
artist Louis Oppenheim (Germany)

1917 Woman your country needs you!
(artist unknown USA)

Charles Raymond Macauley (1871-1934) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. He was also involved in the film business. Born in Canton, Ohio, he worked as a freelance illustrator and as staff cartoonist for newspapers including the Cleveland World, New York World, New York Daily Mirror and others. He received the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his 1929 cartoon "Paying for a Dead Horse.” He got into filmmaking in support of Woodrow Wilson's campaigns in 1912 and 1916. He also made a film in support of his League of Nations plan. After leaving the New York World towards the end of World War 1, he again got into filmmaking launching his own film company. In 1919, an advice column in United States Investor warned the company and filmmaking businesses in general were risky and highly speculative.

1917 You buy a Liberty Bond Lest I Perish
artist Charles R. Macauley (USA)

1917 Your Duty-Buy United States Government Bonds
artist unknown (USA)

1917 Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe
(Draws 7th War Bond)
artist Thomas Fasche (Austria/Hungary)

1918Union-Bank, 8. Kriegsanleihe
Fund Raising Campaign
artist Thomas Fasche (Austria/Hungary)

Adolph Treidler (1886–1981) was an American artist known for his commercial art and wartime propaganda posters. His magazine covers and advertisement work appeared in McClure’s, Harper’s, the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Century, Scribner’s, and the Woman’s Home Companion. He created ads for the Pierce Arrow automobiles and for the French Line. His 1930s advertising work for the Bermuda Board of Trade was instrumental in promoting tourism in Bermuda. He was president of the Artist's Guild from 1936-1937. He also created wartime propaganda posters in World War II.