Canadian Posters
(FIRST
WORLD WAR) (BRITISH/CANADIAN). MYERS, Lloyd [1892-1955]. Britishers –
You’re – Needed Come Across Now. British and Canadian
Recruiting Mission.
[New York:
c1917]. signed inside image. 41” x 27 ½”. colour
lithograph (several tears repaired, right edge wrinkled – backed on
linen).
Rawls,
World War I and The
American Poster. p. 51.
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). ANONYMOUS. Back Them Up My Duty Give To The Canadian Patriotic
Fund. Howell Lith. Co. Limited Hamilton Can.
40 ½” x 27 ¼”. colour offset
lithograph (short tears in margins – backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Cash-Quick! Nothing in Canada
can be turned into ready cash…as Victory Bonds… W.P. 15. [Ottawa: c1917]. 35 ¼” x
24”. lithograph (two metal rivets punched into
the upper edge of poster).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Faith In Canada Use It All For Victory Bonds. [Ottawa:
c1918]. 34 x 22 ¼” (91 x 60 cm). colour
lithograph.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Help Our District Win This Flag Honor Flag Victory Loan 1918 Awarded By
His Excellency The Governor General Of Canada To Districts Exceeding Their
Quota. W.P.
9. 36 ¼” x 24 ¼”. colour
lithograph (several short tears to margins & stains to lower left six
inches – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. The Navy Wants Men. The Mortimer Co.,
limited, Ottawa, Montreal,
Toronto. [Montreal: c1915]. 42
¾” x 28”. colour offset lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds, some short tears mainly to upper edge –
backed on board).
Choko,
Canadian War Posters, p. 108, Plate XI.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. To Maintain The Prosperity of Canada Buy Victory Bonds 5
½% Interest Tax Free. [Ottawa
c1917]. 35” x 23 ¾”. colour
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, portion of image missing &
repaired).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Yours not to do and die – Yours but to go and
buy Victory Bonds 191. W.P. No. 8. [Ottawa: 1918]. 36”
x 24 ¼”. colour lithograph (right margin
chipped, few tears to margins & 8 ½” tear to poster –
backed on archival tissue).
Stacey,
The Canadian Poster Book, p. 24 (illus.
22). cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, Plate XII (French text).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). CHACHOIN, H. Galerie Brunner. 11. Rue Royale. Industries de
Guerre. Exposition Organisèe par l’Œuvre l’Assistance aux depots
d’Eclopés. Du 1er Juin au 1er Juillet 1918. Pix
d’Entrée: le Vendredi: 1 Fr. Les Autres Jours: OFr.50. Visa No.
12.532. [Paris: c1918]. 31 ¼” x 23
¾”. lithograph (several creases
throughout, backed on archival tissue, several short tears and two resulting in
a small loss of margin).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). SAMPSON, Joseph Ernest. [1887-1946]. Oh
Please Do Daddy! [Ottawa:
c1914-18]. 35 ½” x 23 ¾”. lithograph
(several creases throughout, centerfold, 3.5cm tear in upper edge with no loss
of image, backed on archival tissue).
Doll,
The Poster War Allied Propaganda Art of
the First World War. p. 70. Choko, Canadian
War Posters. pp. 114-115.
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ALDWINCKLE, Eric [1909-1980].
It’s Our War. [Ottawa: c1941-42]. 31” x 21”. colour (offset) lithograph (horizontal centre fold &
faint creasing to lower edge).
Choko, Canadian
War Posters, p. 75.
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ALDWINCKLE, Eric [1909-1980].
Whatever Your Job May Be Fight. Printed
In Canada.
Issued By The Director Of Public Information Ottawa Under Authority Of The Minister of
National War Services [c1941-42]. signed inside image. 30” x 20”. colour offset lithograph (light creasing to margins).
Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 60, illus. 42 (French
version).
(SECOND WORLD WAR.) ANONYMOUS. A Spy
doesn’t Look Like This A Spy may Look Like This Don’t Talk about
Troop Movements- Ship Sailings War Work-Munitions Shipments. Ottawa: Wartime Information Board, [c1941]…W1B-1E. 24
½” x 18 ½”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, pinholes to upper corner affecting
first word of imprint & some light creasing to paper).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Buy Victory
Bonds. [Ottawa: c1941]. 35 ½” x 23
¾”. colour offset lithograph (few faint
horizontal folds).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Canada’s 9th
Victory Loan. B118790 Sgt. David,
A.A. M.T.3 D.M.T. [Ottawa:
c1945]. 35 ¾” x 24”. colour offset
lithograph (several folds throughout, browning within few folds).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. C’est Là-Bas qu’on les
arrête! Aidez-Moi! Publié
Par Le Service De L’Information Avec L’Autorisation De L’Hon.
J.T. Thorson, Ministre Des Services Nationaux De Guerre, Ottawa Imprimé
au Canada
UF-5L [c1941-1942]. 34 ½” x 23 ½”. lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds with several short tears – backed on
archival tissue).
Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 28 (illus. 13).
cfLennon & Charendoff, On The Homefront, p. 80 (illus.).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Choose your “Bonds” Buy the new Victory Bonds. [Ottawa: c1941-42]. 22 ½” x
17”. colour offset lithograph (creasing to edges
& few short tears repaired).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Don’t Fail Them Buy The New Victory Bonds. 34 ½” x 24”. lithograph
(centre fold & few tears to margins repaired).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Don’t Miss This… Free Movies! Presented By The National War Finance Committee.
36” x 23 ¾”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal centerfold – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Il faut en finir! Souscrivons à
L’Emprunt De La Victoire. [Ottawa: c1940-41]. 25
¼” x 18 ¾”. colour offset
lithograph (few short tears & stains to upper edge, upper corner chipped
– backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Il Y A Trop De Bavardages Au Sujet De Nos
Troupes, De Notre Production Etautres Questions Militaires En Temps De Guerre
Indiscretion Est Trahison. Publié par le Service de
L’Information, avec L’Autorisation de L’Hon J.T. Thorson,
Ministre des Services Nationaux de Guerre, Ottawa. AG-12FL. 24 x 16 ¾”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds
– backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. It Is
Essential That Every Man, Woman And Child Take A Part In The War Effort There
Is Too Much Loose Talk About Navy, Army… To Serve In Silence Is The Duty
Of Every Citizen In Or Out Of Uniform. Issued By The Director Of Public Information…Ottawa…[c1941]. 24” x 17”.
silkscreen (horizontal & vertical folds). $400
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. It’s Got To Fit… To Do Its Bit! Get Your
Work Into The “Scrap” Not The Scrap Heap. Issued By Wartime Information Board, Ottawa, For Department of
Munitions & Supply. IE-7. 36” x 24”. colour
offset lithograph ( horizontal & vertical folds, pin holes in 4 corners
– backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Now- more than ever! Buy Victory Bonds. [Ottawa:
c1941]. 23 ½” x 17 ½”. colour
offset lithograph.
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Real Friends They Help You Save Your Money
They Provide Cash For Emergencies They Will Buy Post War Goods They Pay You
Interest Tax Free You Can’t Have Too Many Friends Like These. 36
¼” x 23 ¾”. colour offset lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Roll out the Rubber… Issued By The Director Of Public Information, Ottawa. Under The
Authority of Hon. J.T. Thorson. Minister of National War Services…
[c1941]. 18” x 12”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal centerfold, some straining to right edge, corners worn).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Sealed Lips Will Save Our Ships. Issued By The Director Of Public Information,
Under The Authority Of The Minister Of National War Services, Ottawa…[c1942]. AGE 6. 12” x
9”. colour offset lithograph.
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Serve Proudly
In The Naval Reserve. 38” x 28”. colour offset lithograph (tiny short tear to left edge
[continuation of a crease]).
SECOND WORLD WAR. ANONYMOUS. Sorry, - Canada got it
FIRST! Buy Victory Bonds. 48” x 36 ¼” colour offset lithograph (upper left corner missing, lower
left corner missing, many archival repairs throughout [mainly margins,
horizontal fold which was partially split & repaired).
cf Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 196, (illus. 91).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Stop Waiting Get Ready to Beat Hitler Go Enlist Now. [Ottawa c1941-42]. 34 ½ x 23 ½.
colour offset lithograph.
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. The Men Are Ready…Only You Can Give Them Wings. Issued By The Director Of
Public Information, Ottawa.
Under The Authority of Hon. James G Gardiner. Minister of National War
Services. [c1940-41]. 30” x 20”. colour
offset lithograph (some creasing, few tears – one seven inch vertical
tear – backed on archival tissue).
Choko, Canadian
War Posters, Plate XXIX.
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. This Is Our War too! We’re buying War Savings Certificates Every
Month… [Ottawa:
c1941]. 26” x 18 ¾”. colour offset
lithograph (few faint creases throughout, backed on archival tissue, with short
tear & missing portion of image repaired).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Today’s
Best Buy! ...Buy Victory Bonds. 48” x 36 ¼” colour offset lithograph (corners missing or soiled, archival
repairs to tears throughout [mainly margins], two small tears within image,
horizontal & vertical folds).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Two Million “25 Club” Members
Needed To Register This Month Buy War Savings Stamps from you Druggist.
14” x 48”. colour offset lithograph
(vertical folds, remnants of [glue?] to left & right edge of image).
SECOND WORLD WAR. ANONYMOUS. Until He Comes
Back Buy Victory Bonds. 48” x 36 ¼” colour
offset lithograph (archival repairs to tears mainly in margins, horizontal
& vertical folds).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Use your pay during the war to Add to your pay after
the war! Buy War Savings Certificates.
33 ¾” x 23 ¾”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. When Troops Move Keep Tongues Still! Don’t Gossip. Issued By Wartime
Information Board, Ottawa
A G-14EL. [c1940]. 24 ½” x 18 ½”. colour
offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, upper left corner missing,
with minor staining).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. You Keep Them Now They’ll Keep You
Later Hold On To Your Victory Bonds And Certificates. 36” x
24”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal &
vertical folds, backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. You’ve Got A Date With A Blond Bond Buy Victory Bonds. [circa 1943]. 48” x 36” colour
offset lithograph (archival repairs to majority of margins, few tears mainly to
margins & where folds meet, horizontal & vertical folds).
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, p.
197 (illus. 92).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). [B.]. [Man Zipping His Mouth]. A.G.F.
10 Imprimée Au Canada.
Puliée Par Le Service De L’Information, Ministère Des
Services Nationaux De Guerre, Ottawa
[c1941-42]. initialed ‘B’. 12 ¼” x 16 ¼”.
colour lithograph (backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). [B., J.]. Pour Dérouter
Le Boche Mets Ta Langue Dans Ta Poche. A.G.F. 8 Imprimée
Au Canada. Puliée Par Le Service De L’Information,
Ministère Des Services Nationaux De Guerre, Ottawa [c1941-42]. initialed ‘J
B’. 16 ¼” x 12 ¼”. colour
lithograph (backed on archival tissue).
Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 71, illus. 6; (W.
Book?).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). [B., J.]. Ne Portez Pas Les Paquets De L’Ennemi. Publié Par Le Commission De L’Information De Guerre, Ottawa. AG-16. initialed
‘J B’. 18 ¼” x 12”. colour
lithograph (two tears repaired with cellotape, few horizontal creases).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). BOOK, W. To Have and to hold! Victory Bonds. signed ‘W. Book’ in screen. [Ottawa: c1941-45]. 22
¾” x 17”. silkscreen (outer edges
chipped, some surface wear & several tears repaired – backed on
archival tissue).
cf Choko, Canadian War Posters,
p. 76, illus. 65 (French version).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. A Workman Gossiped An Enemy Agent Acted Don’t Talk About Your War
Job. Issued
By The Director Of Public Information, Ottawa…[c1941-42].
20 ¼” x 13 ¼”. silkscreen
(four letters written in pen on building).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. Ne Portez Pas Les Paquets De L’Ennemi. Publié Par La Commission De
L’Information De Guerre, Ottawa,
AG-16… colour offset lithograph (two horizontal folds & few cellotape
repairs to tears at upper & lower edges).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. “She Sails At Midnight…” He Talked This Happened
Careless Talk Costs Lives. Issued By The Director Of Public Information, Ottawa…[c1941-42].
20” x 13 ¼”. silkscreen (faint fold
in lower left corner).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). EVELEIGH, Henri [b. 1909]. Allons-Y..Canadiens! Publiée
par Le Service De L’Information, Ministère Des Services Nationaux
De Guerre, Ottawa.
Imprime Au Canada
[c1941-42]. 36 ¼” x 24”. offset
colour lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds & soil marks).
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, Plate XXV (English
text).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). EVELEIGH, Henri [b. 1909]. Venez,
les gars… L’Armée Vous Attend. signed inside image. 36
½” x 24 ¼”. colour offset lithograph
(backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD
WAR). FILIPOWSKI, R. The Torch; Be Yours To Hold It High! If Ye Break
Faith With Us Who Die We Shall Not Sleep, Through Poppies Grow In Flander
Fields. McCrea. Issued By The
Director Of Public Information, Ottawa,
Under The Authority Of Hon. J.T. Thorson… [c1941] UE-2L… signed
‘R. Filiposwski’ upper right corner. 36 ¼” x
24”. colour offset lithograph (several tears
repaired – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). FREMLIN, Gwen. Fire Your Furnace Properly Canada Is Short Of Coal Save 1 Ton
in 5. Issued By Department Of
Munitions And Supply… [Ottawa:
c1941]. 35 ¾” x 24”. colour
silkscreen (horizontal & vertical folds, several cellotape stains to edges,
small chip to lower left corner – restored).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). FREMLIN, Gwen. Think! Freedom or Slavery? Buy The New –
Victory Bonds. 23 ¾” x
17 ½”. Colour offset lithograph (faint creasing to upper half).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). JAMESON, L[ionel] B[ell] [b. 1908]. Careless Talk Brings Tragedy In
Wartime… Issued By The Director Of Public Information, Ottawa By
Authority Of Hon. James G. Gardiner…[c1940-41]. 30” x 20”. colour offset lithography (pencil & (ink?) names &
doodling added to two sequences, short tears, mainly to upper margins &
centre – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). McLAREN, Alex. L. [1892-c1959]. Et Vous? Achetez des Obligations de la
Victoire. signed in stone. [Ottawa: c1941-42]. 23
½” x 17 ¼” (59.4 x 43.7cm). lithograph
(edges chipped & tattered with several short tears to edges repaired, few stains
& smudges - backed on archival
tissue).
cfChoko. Canadian War Posters, pp. 82 & 190
(English text).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). McLAREN, Alex. L. [1892-c1959]. If
you don’t need it…Don’t Buy It. Issued By The Director Of
Public Information, Under Authority Of Hon. J.T. Thorson…Ottawa… [c1941] EC1.
24 ½” x 18 ¼”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, few short tears to lower edge
& small hole – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ODELL, Gordon K. [Active 1928-54]. Keep His Hands Off Buy the New Victory Bond.
[Ottawa: c1941-42].
23” x 17”. colour offset lithograph.
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ODELL, Gordon K. [Active 1928-1954]. Qu’ils Ne Leur Touchent
Pas! Achetez des Obligations de la Victoire Nouvelle Émission. [Ottawa: c1941-42]. 23
½” x 17 ½” (59.6 x 44.5 cm). colour offset lithograph
mounted on board (as issued?) (some wear & creases to edges).
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, XXXII.
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ODELL, Gordon K. [ACTIVE 1928-54] & REGEN. Your Nest Egg for the Future Buy Victory
Bonds. signed Odell & Regen
within image. 36” x 47 ½”. colour offset lithograph. (vertical folds, few small tears to upper edge – backed
on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ROGERS, Hubert [1898-1982]. Ce qu’il faut Pour Vaincre.
Pour Son “Habileté Et Son Courage Remarquables” le
lieutenant (Maintenant chef d’escadrille) Christie, R.C.A.F… Publie
Par La Commission De L’Information De Guerre, Ottawa. Imprimé Au Canada UF-9. signed
& dated [19]43 Ottawa
in stone. 36 ¼” x 24”. colour
offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds & small chip to lower
left corner).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ROGERS, Hubert [1898-1982]. Ce qu’il faut Pour Vaincre
“Lorsqu’apercu pour la dernière fois, le colonel Merritt
ramassait des mitrailleuses Bren et Thompson et préparait la position
qui permit de couvrir avec succès le réembarquement.”
… Publie Par La Commission De L’Information De Guerre, Ottawa. Imprimé Au
Canada UF-8. signed & dated [19]43 Ottawa
in stone. 36 ¼” x 24”. colour
offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds & short tear to lower
margin at fold).
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, p. 84 (English edition
illus. 76).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ROGERS, Hubert [1898-1982]. Men of Valor They fight for you Two-Man
boarding party from the Canadian corvette ‘Oakville’
subdues crew of German sub in Caribbean. Issued By WarTime Information Board, Ottawa. Printed In Canada
UE-7. Signed ‘Hubert Rogers Ottawa’ in stone. 35 ¾” x
23 ¾”. colour offset lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds, several tears to edges & folds, few small
holes – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). [ROWELL, Ken]. All Aboard Buy Victory Bonds. signed
‘Ken Rowell CAA’ in stone. 48” x 36 ¼” colour offset lithograph (archival repairs to 5 tears,
browning around most tears, few small short tears to margins, horizontal &
vertical folds).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). SAMPSON, Joseph Ernest
[1887-1946]. Victorie d’Abord!
Achetons des Obligations de la Victoire. signed inside image. 48” x
36 ¼”. colour offset lithograph (centre
fold, two stained, all corners torn & missing, portions of image torn but
repaired & filled in – backed on linen).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). SAMPSON, Joseph Ernest [1887-1946]. You Serve by Saving Buy War Savings
Certificates… [Ottawa:
c1940-45]. 18”x 12”. Offset lithograph on card with cardboard
stand, as issued (light wear to lower corners).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). STAPLETON, Archibald Bruce [b. 1910]. Canadians Alert! Come On Canada!
Buy The New Victory Bonds. A.B. Stapleton. [c1941-1942]. 22 ½”
x 16 ½”. colour offset lithograph.
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, Plate XXX1 (French
text).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). SURREY, Philip Henry Howard [1910-1990]. Every
Canadian Must Fight. Issued By The
Director Of Public Information, Under Authority Of Hon. J.T. Thorson, Minister
Of National War Services, Ottawa.
[Ottawa:
c1941-42]. 30” x 21”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds – mounted on foam core).
cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, p. 85, illus 48
(French version).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). TABER, [Russel A.J.]. Soyez Prêt L’Armée Doit Finir La
Tâche. Taber. Publié
Pour Le Ministère De La Défense Nationale Par Le Service De
L’Information, [Ottawa:
c1941-1942]. 36 ½” x
24”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal &
vertical folds, few short tears – backed on archival tissue).
Choko,
Canadian War Posters, Plate XXVIII.
(SECOND WORLD WAR). TREVOR, Leslie J. Big Guns Of The Home Front Action Stations Everyone. Issued By The Director Of
Public Information, Under Authority Of Hon. J.T. Thorson, Minister Of National
War Services, Ottawa.
Printed In Canada
IE-4 [1941-42]. signed inside image. 30” x 20”. colour
offset lithograph (light creasing to margins).
Choko, Canadian
War Posters, p. 158, Plate XXXVI (French text).
British Posters
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Your Country Needs You Fall In! (Reproduced from the London “Daily
Chronicle” What will you lack, what will you lack…Harold Begbie
Enlist Now. Printed By United
Newspapers, Ltd., 12, Salisbury
Square, London,
E.C. 30 ¾” x 20”. lithograph (side
margins chipped, creases, tears & paper weakness – backed on archival
tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). WELSH. Every Rivet Brings Us Closer To Victory. 12/17. – banks ltd., (2317). [c1914-18].
30” x 19 ¾”. lithograph (several
creases throughout, backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Dig For Victory. Printed For H.M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd. London W.C. 1 51-7841. 15” x 10”.
silkscreen (faint horizontal crease).
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). ANONYMOUS. If The Cap Fits You
Join The Army To-day. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. [London: 1915]. 29 ½” x
20”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical creases, major
portions missing in upper margin, short tears throughout, lower left corner
missing – backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Three words to the Whole National Go To It! Herbert
Morrison Printed For H.M. Stationery
Office by Perry Colourprint Ltd., 51-7040. 15” x 10”. colour offset lithograph (diagonal crease to lower right
corner).
(SECOND
WORLD WAR). LONDON.
NATIONAL SAVINGS COMMITTEE. EDINBURGH.
SCOTTISH SAVINGS COMMITTEE. BELFAST.
ULSTER
SAVINGS COMMITTEE. [Tanks and Planes]. W.F.P. 230 Issued
by… Printed For H.M. Stationery Office [c1941]. 29 ¼” x 19
¼”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal
crease, light creasing to lower corners & short tear to image repaired
– backed on archival tissue).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE. Guns Behind The British Barrage… War Savings Going “Great
Guns” For Victory. W.F.P. 355. Issued By The National War Savings Committee, London… Printed For
H.M. Stationery Office… [c1941]. 20” x 15”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal fold, light creasing to
margins & lower corner, few stains to margins).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). THOMAS, Bert [d. 1966]. Is Your Journey Really Necessary? [London] Railway Executive
Committee. 22 ¾” x 16 ¼”. colour
offset lithograph (horizontal fold, short tears to edges, five pinholes to
lower margin & faint creasing).
French Posters
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. American Fund For French Wounded. Paris Depot. Printed
By Herbert Clark. [Paris:
c1918]. 47 ¼" x
29 ½". colour lithograph (corners detached & reattached to linen, stain in
left side of image – backed on linen).
This poster shows
personnel preparing and labeling Red Cross relief parcels.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Société Française de Secours aux Blessés Militaires Les Permanences de
la S.B.M. dans les Villages Dévastés. 44” x 31 ½”. colour offset
lithograph (few repaired short tears with one small portion on lower edge
missing, chip near center of the image – backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD WAR) BESNARD, [Paul] A[lbert] [1849-1934]. 3e Emprunt De La Defense Nationale. Souscrivez
Pour Hâter La Paix Par La Victoire.
Maquet Gr. [Paris:
1917]. signed & dated at upper right. 31" x 44 3/4". colour
lithograph. (margins ragged with short tears & minor staining,
centerfolds – backed on linen).
A
World War I poster for the 3rd National Defense Loan by the famous artist and
engraver, Besnard. (See Benezit
I p. 710)
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). CHAVANNAZ, B. Emprunt National 1918 Société Générale Pour nous rendre entiere La
Douce Terre de France. IMP. Crété 2, Rue des Italliens, Paris. Visa no. B. 292. signed inside image.
31 ¼” x 47”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds – backed on archival tissue).
Crawford,
Posters of World War I and World War II
in the George C. Marshall Research Foundation. pp. 48-49. illus. 28.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). DORIVAL, Geo. Aprés
Les Foyes Du Soldat Les Foyes Du Civil Société des Foyez de
L’Union Franco-Américaine… Y.M.C.A. [Paris:
c1919]. signed inside image. 45” x 30”. colour
offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, few chips to lower left
corner – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). DORIVAL, Geo. L’Association Générale des Mutilés de la Guerre Renseigne
Rééduque Place Préte Sur L’Honneur Procure les soins
Chirurgicaux. [Paris: c1917]. signed Geo
Dorival in lower left corner & G. Capon in lower right corner. 47
½” x 31 ¼”. Colour offset lithograph (horizontal
& vertical folds chipped with portions missing, portions also missing from
lower edge, repaired & filled in – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). FAIVRE, Jules Abel. Crédit Lyonnais Souscrivez Au 4e
Emprunt Nationale. [Paris: c1918]. Visa
13.098. 31 ¼” x 47”. colour offset
lithograph (ragged edges, several [repaired] tears throughout – backed on
archival tissue).
Crawford,
Posters of World War I and World War II
in the George C. Marshall Research Foundation. p. 47. illus. 19. Rawls, World War I and The American Poster. p.
100.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). FORAIN, [Jean Louis]
[1852-1941]. Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de
Guerre Œuvre Ratachée
a la Française… [Paris: c1917]. signed inside image. 30
½” x 41 ¼”. colour offset
lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, upper edge faintly soiled with
creases – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). JONAS, Lucien Hector [1880-1947]. La Journee du Poilu. I. Lapina. [Paris: c1915]. 47
¾” x 31 ¼”. colour offset
lithograph (chip in lower corners with portions missing – backed on
archival tissue).
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). LELONG, A. République Française 3e Emprunt De La Defense Nationale. Draeger Imp. Signed
at lower left. 29 ½" x 45". Lithograph (centerfold, 4 repaired tears [the
largest measuring 4”], lower left edge tattered, upper left corner
missing, old
cellotape repair to tear – backed on linen).
Crawford, Posters of
World War I and World War II, 39.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). [MENERET, G]. Journée Nationale Des Mè
De Familles Nombreuses Sous le Haut Patronage de Mr. le Président
de la République. [Paris: c1920]. signed inside image but very
difficult to read. 48” x 31”. lithograph (horizontal & vertical
folds, small chop in right edge, near right side of image are chips where folds
meet – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). NAUDIN, Bernard
[1876-1946]. Journée Nationale des
Orphelins ~ Guerre 1914-15, 16… [Paris:
1916]. 47 ¼” x 31 ½”. colour
offset lithograph (some browning in lower edge of image, lower right corner
slightly ragged – backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). REDON, Geroges
[1869-1943]. Pour que uos
enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de
la guerre Souscrivez A L’Emprunt National Société
Générale. Visa No. 9165. [Paris: c1917]. signed & dated[?] 17
inside image. lithograph (horizontal & vertical
folds, few small short tears to edges & corners – backed on archival
tissue).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ROMBERG, Maurice. Le Secours de
Guerre a l'ancien Séminaire
de Saint-Sulpice...Foire
Franco-américaine de Saint-Sulpice
les 7,8,9 & 10 Juin 1917. au bénéfice
des: Réfugiés, des Soldats...des
Pays envahis. Imp. F. Champenois...Paris.
signed at right. with paste-on rubber-stamp of 'Le Secours
De Guerre Assistance Aux Réfugiés Et Aux Militaires'. colour
lithograph (horizontal & vertical
folds, creases, chips & tears to margins, few holes at folds, portion of
margin nearly detached but present – backed on linen).
This poster shows the
American flag, allegorical figures for justice, war, victory and plenty, the
Seminary of Saint-Sulpice and an assembly of soldiers
and civilians.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). SCOTT, George [1873-1942].
Pour La Drapeau!
Pour la Victore! Souscrivez a L’Emprunt
National… Banque National du Credit. [Paris:
c1917]. signed inside image. 47” x 31 ½”. Lithograph
(portions of upper margin missing & filled in, short tears – backed
on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). [SEM]. Pour le dernier quart d’heure..,
aidez moi!.. Les Souscriptions A L’Emprunt National Sont Reçues A La Banque Nationale De Crédit. Visa No. 13402. [Paris: c1918]. signed SEM inside image. 30
¼” x 46 ½”. Lithograph (some soiling to lower left
margin, lower edge ragged, two tears to right edge, lower right corners missing
– backed on archival tissue).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). STEINLEN, Theophile Alexandre [1859-1923]. 25
June 1916 Journee Serbe.
Edition “La Guerre.” 110 Avenue Victor Hugo. [Paris: c 1916]. signed inside image.
47” x 31 ½”. colour offset
lithograph (portion of lower right corner chipped, portion of upper edge seems
to be missing – backed on archival tissue).
Weill, The Poster. pp.
395-396. Rawls, World War I and The American Poster.
p. 39 (English text).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). STEINLEN, Theophile Alexandre [1859-1923]. La
Victoire en Chantant…… signed inside
image & outside in pencil. 21 ¾” x 26 ¼”. colour offset lithograph (lower edge creased, few tiny short
tears in lower margin, upper edge of verso stained.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). VILLAIN, Henri
[1878-1938]. Compagnie Algérienne… Emprunt National 1920. [Paris:
c1920]. 49 ¼” x 31 ½”. colour
offset lithograph (stain in lower right margin, few small short tears to edges
– backed on archival tissue).
American Posters
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). AAP. Your War Savings Pledge Our boys make good
their pledge Are you keeping yours? W.S.S. War Savings Stamps Issued By The
United States
Government. Government Printing Office. [c1917]. AAP stamped inside image. 32
¼” x 21”. silkscreen (stains in
small portion of image, minor short tear, backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD WAR).
ANONYMOUS. 10,000,000 Members by Christmas On Christmas Eve A Candle In Every Window
And Red Cross Members In Every Home. [Washington: c1917]. 29 ¾” x 19
¾”. colour lithograph (few faint folds).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. Buy A Liberty Bond Of
The U.S.
Government And Wear This Button – It Is A Badge Of Honor. I Own A Liberty Bond. Edwards & Deutsch Litho Co. Chicago No. 10. [c1917]. 30” x 19
¾”. colour offset lithograph (horizontal
fold, edges chipped with few short tears).
Rawls, Wake Up, America p. 195 (illus. of the same
poster, but in different colours).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. He Is Pilling Up His Thrift Stamps Are You? Buy Thrift
Stamps. WSS. W.P. 7. [Washington: c1917]. 23 ½” x 17
¼”. lithograph (horizontal & vertical
folds).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. To-day buy that liberty bond. 28” x 22”. [c1917]. colour
offset lithograph (backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). ANONYMOUS. Your War Savings
Pledge Our boys make good their pledge Are your keeping yours? W.S.S. War
Saving Stamps... Government Printing Office [c1918]. 30" x 18 ¾". colour Lithograph. Backed
on linen.
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). [BONNEROT, Jean] [b. 1882]. Hero Land Or Over The Top With Uncle Sam And His Allies
For Benefit Of Dependents Of Soldiers From America...Grand Central
Palace Opening Nov.
24th... A. Rapeno [Pseud.]. Paris. The Hegeman Print
N.Y. [c1917-1918]. 42 ¼” x 28"
(entire sheet). Colour Lithograph. Backed on linen (horizontal fold, short tears to
edges, some loss to lower corner & side blank area).
Chenault, Battlelines
World War I Posters From The Bowman Gray Collection, p.
60.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). BUSH, S.L. buy to-day buy liberty bonds at any bank. [c1917-18].
signed at lower left. 28 ¼" x 22". colour
lithograph (short tears to outer edges – backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). [DAUGHERTY, James Henry]. Put The
Pennant Beside The Flag Both Spell Victory. United States Shipping Board -
Emergency Fleet Corporation. Carey...Lith N.Y.
[c1918]. Initialled 'D'. 38 ¼" x 53 ¾". colour lithograph (vertical folds, old cellotape repairs,
several tears affecting few inches, lower margin chipped affecting imprints
– backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). HALSTED, FRANCIS ADAMS & ADERENTE, V. Columbia Calls Enlist Now For U.S. Army... Painted by V.
Aderente. Copyright [Washington] 1916 by
Francis Adams Halstead...N.Y. 38 ½" x 28 ½". Colour
lithograph (horizontal folds, few short tears - no loss – backed on linen).
Halstead designed this
army recruitment
poster and provided the six stanza poem: "Awake! ye men from
dreams of Peace--Nor sleep when danger's near. But fling Old Glory to the
breeze--There are no cowards here!...
Rawls, Wake Up, America p. 52 (illus.).
(FIRST WORLD WAR).
ILLIAN, [George Michael] [b.
1894]. L'Italia Ha Bisogno di
Carne-frumento-gasso & zucchero Mangiate poco di questo cibo perche
deve andare al nostro popolo, e le truppe d'Italia. Administrazione Dei
Cibi Stati Uniti. No. 8. Latham Litho & Ptg. Co. Brooklyn.
NY. [c1917]. signed 'Illion' at centre right. 28" x 20 ½". colour
lithograph (backed on
linen).
The desperate shortage
of food in Europe during the First World War
made it necessary for the United States Food Administration to request
Americans conserve scarce food. This poster states the conservation of wheat, meat, fats and sugar will help
the people and the war effort of Italy…
by Illion urging Italians in the United States
to save food…
Gallo, The Poster In History p. 193 (illus.).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). KIDDER. Hay Enright Gresham “The First
Three!” Give till it Hurts ~ they gave till they died. 31 to 1
Philadelphia
And Vicinity War Chest. [c.1917]. signed in lower right corner. 27
½” x 20 ½”. colour
lithograph (folds throughout – backed on linen).
Rawls, Wake Up, America p. 246 (Similar Poster,
but with 5th line reading 'War Fund Week...').
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). MEYER, Herbert. Life in the U.S.
Navy… signed inside image, drawn in Delaware. 37” x 21”. colour offset lithograph (backed on linen).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). PENFIELD, Edward [1866-1925]. Will you help the Women of France? Save Wheat. They are
Struggling against Starvation and trying to feed not only themselves and
children but their husbands & sons who are fighting in the trenches. United States
Food Administration. Designed for the U.S. Food Administration by the division
of Pictorial Publicity. [New York:
c1917]. 36 ½” x 56 ¼”. colour
offset lithograph (several folds throughout, some tears repaired, short tears
& stains to margins, lower left corner missing, chip out of left edge,
portions of upper right corner missing – backed on archival tissue).
Gallo, The Poster in History. illus. p. 204.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). ST. JOHN, J. Allen. The Hun - his Mark Blot it Out with Liberty Bonds. Brett Litho. Co. N.Y. [c1917]. signed
at lower left. 38 ¾” x 25" (98.4 x 63.5 cm). colour lithograph (horizontal folds, square stains near
lower end of image, few tears & creases – backed on linen).
"This campaign
also introduced a characterization of the enemy in Liberty Loan posters as the
savage "Hun" - the first one showed just a bloody hand-print."
(Rawls)
Rawls, Wake Up, America p. 207 (illus.).
(FIRST WORLD WAR). STROTHMANN, F. Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds. F. Strothmann. [c1918]. 30 ¼” x
20”. colour lithograph (edges chipped &
ragged with border & very minor portion wanting from lower right portion
& three inch tear to upper margin & image).
Rawls,
Wake Up America!
, p. 194 (colour Illus.). Crawford (Editor), Posters of World War and
World War II, 119 & Fig. 30.
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). STERNER, Albert [Edward]
[1863-1946]. We Need You. [c1918]. 39
½” x 30 ½”. [New
York: c1918]. signed and dated at lower left. colour
lithograph (few short tears with one resulting in a loss of margin, horizontal
fold – backed on linen).
In 1918 the Red Cross
began a massive recruitment drive for nurses who would serve overseas. This
poster of two Red Cross nurses, a wounded soldier, and a new recruit was drawn by the well-known
American illustrator, artist and lithographer, Albert Edward Sterner.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). YOUNG, Elsworth. Remember Belgium
Buy Bonds Fourth Liberty
Fund. 6-B. 30” x 20”. colour lithograph (right margin chipped with small portion
of lower corner wanting & faint horizontal creasing to upper top quarter).
Rawls,
Wake Up America!
, p. 28 (colour Illus.). Crawford (Editor), Posters of World War and
World War II, 198 & Fig. 31.
(FIRST WORLD WAR). WAG (?). Welcome Soldiers Sailors Marines Your
Uniform Is Your Pass We Can Tell You What To Do What To See...New
York War Camp
Community Service... 1918. signed & dated at upper
left. 44" x 38". Offset Lithograph. (horizontal
& vertical folds, several
tears, few pieces torn from upper & lower blank surface – backed on
linen).
(FIRST WORLD
WAR). WRIGHT, G[eorge Hand]. follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country
Enlist In The Navy. Colorplates By The Gill Engraving Co. N.Y. [c1918]. signed inside image. 20 ¾” x 29”. colour lithograph (few creases, few short tears to right
& lower edge – backed on linen).
(SECOND WORLD WAR). ANONYMOUS. This man is your Friend Canadian He fights for freedom. [Washington: c1942].
…U.S.
Government Printing Office: 1942-0. 40 ½” x 28 ½”. (horizontal & vertical folds, upper right corner chipped
& few short tears to edges – backed on archival tissue).
European Posters
(FIRST
WORLD WAR) (AUSTRIAN). DIVEKY von, Joseph [1887-1951]. Kriegsausstellung
Wien 1917 Kaisergarten K.K. Prater Mai~Oktober. K.u.K.Hofl.J.Weiner. [Vienna: c1917]. 37
¼” x 24 ½”. lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds – backed on linen).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). (GERMAN). ARNAUD ,V[iktor]. Fernsprecher Funker auf zem
Grenzschutz ost, Berlin-Treptow Garde Nachtrichten-Bataillon. [Berlin: c1919]. signed
inside image. 37 ¼” x 28”. colour lithograph
(horizontal & vertical folds – backed on linen).
(FIRST
WORLD WAR). (GERMAN). IMPEKOVEN, L[eo]
[b.1873]. Scharfschützenkorps Prey Nur ausgesuchte Leute aller Waffen. Meldet Euch Kurfürstenstrasse
97 Ecke Kurfürstendamm. Lend. Bedingungen: Mobile Gebührnisse, 5mk
Tageszulage, Feldkost, Freifahrchein, 4 Wöchentliche Kündigung Plakate
R. Spiegel G.M./B.H. Berlin
0.27. [Berlin:
c1919]. signed inside image &
dated 1919. 37 ¼” x
25”. colour lithograph (horizontal &
vertical folds, portions slightly soiled – backed on linen).
