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 9 of a 10-part series on WW1 posters:
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| 1918 Tretet der Deutschen Demokratischen Partei bei! (Join the German Democratic Party!) Artist Alexander M. Cay (1887-1971 Germany) |
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| 1919 Reichswehr, Melde Dich noch heute (Reichswehr, Register today) Artist Alexander M. Cay (1887-1971 Germany) |
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| 1918 Durch Alrbeit zum Gieg! (Through hard work to achieve success!) artist unknown Firmin Bouisset (1859-1925) was a French painter, poster artist, and printmaker. At a time when posters were a popular form of advertising, Bouisset created posters with enduring images for a number of different French food companies. In 1892, Bouisset was contracted by French chocolate manufacturer Menier for an advertising poster. He used his daughter Yvonne as a model to create what became an iconic image of a little girl using a piece of chocolate to write the company's name. |
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| 5me Eprunt National (Fith National Loan) artist Firmin Bouisset (France) |
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| 1918 Emprunt de la Libération (Liberation Loan) artist Firmin Bouisset (France) |
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| 1918 Emprunt National. Société Générale. Pour le suprême effort (National Loan. Societe Generale. (For the supreme effort) artist Marcel Falter (1866-1932 France) |
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| 1918 4e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale Banque Privee (Loan from the National Defence Bank) artist Marcel Falter (1866-1932 France) |
Edward Penfield (1866-1925) was regarded as one of the most influential poster atists in America. He joined the publishing house Harper and Brothers at the age of twenty-five as a staff artist and editor. Shortly after his promotion to artistic director, Penfield created his first lithograph for Harper’s Magazine in 1893. Following its runaway success, he made posters advertising each successive issue of the magazine for over seven years. Magazine readers and poster collectors celebrated his designs for their boldness, abstraction, and occasional comic touch. Penfield also created advertisements and cover designs for books published by Harper and Brothers.
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| 1918 Will you help the women of France? Save Wheat artist Edward Penfield (U.S.A.) |
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| 1918 The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need Y.W.C.A. artist Edward Penfield (U.S.A.) |
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| 1918 Join the United States School Garden Army, Enlist Now artist Edward Penfield (U.S.A.) |
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| 1918 Every Girl Pulling for Victory artist Edward Penfield (U.S.A.) |
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| 1918 Feed a Fighter artist Wallace Morgan (USA) |
Charles Edward Chambers (1883-1941) was an American illustrator and classical painter. He is most-known for his Chesterfield cigarettes advertisements and Steinway & Sons portraits that ran during the early 1900s. Chambers also illustrated stories for writers W. Somerset Maugham and Pearl S. Buck among others. These appeared in various magazines including Cosmopolitan, Harper’s, and Redbook.
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| 1918 Food will win the War artist Charles Edward Chambers (USA) |
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| 1918 Finalmente! VIo Prestito Nazionale (At Last! - 6th National Loan) artist Marion Borgoni (1869-1936 Italy) |
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| 1918 Feed The Guns With War Bonds artist Sidney Stanley (1890-1956 UK) |
Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889-1975) was an American artist and illustrator from Poughkeepsie, New York. He illustrated more than 300 covers for Time magazine.He also made posters for the American Legion. He drew political cartoons for Poughkeepsie's Evening Star newspaper. His work was part of the painting painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He graduated from Colgate University.
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| c1918 War Information No Charge artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| 1918 Your Nation's Needs and Your Part In It artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| 1918 United Behind The Service Star artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| 1918 For every fighter a woman worker Y.W.C.A. artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| Put The Railroads Ahead of the Game artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| Fill 'Em Up To The Top artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
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| A Speedy Termination of the War artist Ernest Hanlin Baker (USA) |
William Haskell Coffin (1878-1941) was an American painter and commercial artist. He flourished in the early decades of the twentieth century, and his work appeared on the covers of leading magazines in the United States. He also produced posters commissioned by the US government.
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| c1918 Joan of Arc Saved France artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| 1918 Third Red Cross Roll Call artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| 1918 The Government asks you to do your Xmas Shopping Early Do It Now artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| 1918 Make Ready For Greater Service artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| 1918 Help Us Help Our Boys artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| n.d. Share In The Victory Buy War Savings Stamps artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
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| n.d. Fourth Liberty Loan artist William Haskell Coffin (USA) |
Albert Herter (1871-1950) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and interior designer. He was born in New York City, studied at the Art Students League, then in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Fernand Cormon.
He came from an artistic family: his father, Christian Herter had co-founded Herter Brothers, a prominent New York interior Design and furnishings firm. Herter Brothers closed in 1906, and Albert founded Herter Looms in 1909, a tapestry and textile design-and-manufacturing firm that was, in a sense, successor to his father's firm.
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artist Albert Herter (USA) |
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| 1918 La France libre artist Leon Reni-Mel (1893-1984 France) |
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| 1918 Marine-Schauspiel (Navy Show) artist Franz Griessler (1897-1974 Austria-Hungary) |
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| 1918 Marine-Schauspiel (Navy Show) artist Franz Griessler (1897-1974 Austria-Hungary) |
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| 1918 Every Tank Saves Hundreds of Lives artist W.H. Scrivener (UK) |
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| 1918 Help Him Win Buy Saving and Serving artist unknown (USA) |
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| 1918 Hello! This is Liberty speaking - artist Z.P. Nikolaki (1879-1945 (Greece) |
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| 1918 Les Foyer du Soldat (The Soldier's Home YMCA) artist A. G. Wavshawsky (France) |
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| 1918 Konzert für Hinterbliebene der 81er (Concert for Bereaved Relatives of the 81st) artist unknown (Germany) |
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| 1918 Keep it Coming, Waste Nothing artist George John Illian (1894-1932 USA) |
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| 1918 Les Foyer du Soldat (The Soldier's Home YMCA) artist A. G. Wavshawsky (France) |
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Arthur William Brown (1881–1966) was a Canadian commercial artist, most known for his work as an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, American Magazine, and Redbook. |
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1918 For Your Boy (YMCA) artist Arthur William Brown (1881-1966 Canada) |
