Weapons for Liberty

Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Artist American Lithographic Company, Printer
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Weapons for Liberty

1917

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (Artist) American, 1874-1951 (Printer) American Lithographic Company American

Commercial lithograph printed in color

sheet: 30 x 20 in. 76.2 x 50.8 cm

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Dodenhoff in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Miller

F82.300

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In plate, lower right: JC Leyendecker

In plate, upper center: USA BONDS; center left edge: Third / Liberty Loan / Campaign / BOY SCOUTS / OF AMERICAN; lower center: WEAPONS FOR LIBERTY; center bottom edge: AMERICAN LITHOGRAHIC CO., N.Y.

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Published References

Rickards, Maurice, POSTERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, London: Evelyn, Adams & Macky, 1968, p 31, no 50, (ill).

Weill, Alain, THE POSTER: A WORLDWIDE SURVEY AND HISTORY, Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985, no 223.

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Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Weapons for Liberty, 1917, Commercial lithograph printed in color. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Dodenhoff in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Miller, F82.300.

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Weapons for Liberty
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