This outstanding selection of 120 compelling American posters from World Wars I and II helped fight the battles at home and abroad. Works by James Montgomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy, Charles Dana Gibson, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Anton Otto Fischer, Barclay McClelland, and more than 60 oth... read more
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This outstanding selection of 120 compelling American posters from World Wars I and II helped fight the battles at home and abroad. Works by James Montgomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy, Charles Dana Gibson, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Anton Otto Fischer, Barclay McClelland, and more than 60 other artists exhorted Americans on the homefront to "pull together," enlist, buy Liberty bonds, increase production, and contribute to the war effort in other ways. Artists, designers, and historians will find many uses for a collection that will also be a handsome addition to any Americana enthusiast's store of memorabilia.
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