The Winds and Words of War
World War I Posters and Prints from the San Antonio Public Library Collection
$49.56
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2017
Summary
Commissioned by the U.S. Committee on Public Information, more than 300 of America’s most famous illustrators, cartoonists, designers, and fine artists donated their services to create more than 700 posters in an effort to build patriotism, raise funds for war bonds, encourage enlistment, and increase volunteerism during World War I. The Winds and Words of War is a rich collection of World War I-era posters created between 1916 and 1917 to motivate the country to abandon a position …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781595347916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1595347917 |
| Author: | Allison Hays Lane |
| Publisher: | Trinity University Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Trinity University Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 247mm x 247mm |
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Critics Review
“These posters hung in hospitals, auditoriums, churches, and synagogues across the nation, inspiring Americans across class and religious boundaries throughout the War to End All Wars.”– San Antonio Current
“Predating television and commercial radio, these posters were a big way the government communicated what they wanted the population to know.”– Texas Public Radio
Allison Hays Lane
Allison Hays Lane is an archivist and art program manager at the University Health System San Antonio. The recipient of an NEA fellowship in museum administration, she did graduate studies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her museum work includes stints at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the National Museum of Maritime History and exhibition projects for the McNay Art Museum, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and the Linda Pace Foundation.
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