Iconic WW I- Navy Recruiting
coinkat
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This one I have been looking for and finally found a fairly nice original. It is the large 1/2 sheet size which is used as a term in vintage film poster lingo. It looks quite vibrant in hand. Speaks volumes as to advertising... art...design and captures history at a critical time. This resonates in a way that digital art will not.
And while this is not coin related, one can see the artistic and design merits of a compelling Art Nouveau look in the poster and the look of the newly designed WLH and SLQ which captures a similar theme for the time.
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Nice...but does it come with a non fungible token?
Kidding of course.
I love it. And I agree with your sentiments exactly.
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Always been a big fan of WW1 posters.
Joseph Pennell did this one, and I have owned a similar example for 30 years
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very interesting pieces from time many have forgotten about
always hit your enemy where they least expect it
@coinkat and @yspsales, those are fabulous posters! They remind me very much of the aesthetic sensibilities seen in various coinages from the era, so I see it as related to this forum.
Below are a pair of images of my great-grandfather's sisters during WWI. I think they and the first poster share some similarities. I rescued these photos from the fate of being thrown out as I was the only one in the family interested in family history. My grandmother had also been the only one of her generation (or the next) interested in family history, either, so when I was in high school I had her write on the backs of these photos who they were and when or where they were taken. Later, upon her death, all the photos went to my mother. She did not care at all for history, but did not let me take the hundreds of photos, and instead left them in her basement to decay. Upon my mother's decline in health I went through her home and rescued all the old images. Most have now been scanned and can be passed on to the next generation-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
@TomB
Wow... I truly am at a loss for words... this is the best reply to a thread that I started in the 20 years I have been here.
Many thanks
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Thank you for your extraordinarily kind response. I also should thank you for starting this thread because I have always liked those photos of these relatives whom I had never met, but never had a reason to share them previously. Also, the poster you bought is killer.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I found several pics from the time my dad shipped off to the Korean War at age 18.
He was not in combat but had some amazing stories and images.
Realize, radio was a decade away from being anything close to mainstream. So these posters and newspapers were all there was to inform and rally the public.
Flagg is an amazing artist. Several others from both sides of the conflict produced some stunning art. The British hired John Singer Sargent. German artist Otto Dix was deeply influenced.
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@coinkat... Thanks for that great poster... being former Navy, it strikes a chord. And thanks @TomB for those family pictures... Naval based attire was a theme for ladies at one time. Cheers, RickO