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Hun or home? [graphic] : buy more liberty bonds / Raleigh

Author
Raleigh, Henry, 1880-1945
Published
[Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of the Treasury], [1918]
Chicago : Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Physical Description
1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 75 x 51 cm
Additional Creators
United States. Department of the Treasury. Publicity Bureau and Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Online Version
Related Resources
  • www.loc.gov , Digitized collection information at the Library of Congress

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Summary
The mostly black crayon poster depicts a woman clutching an infant as a German soldier with bloody hands approaches.
Subject(s)
Collection
World War I poster collection
Note
"9-B."
Listed in Monthly catalog of United States government publications, September 1918, p. 149, as issued by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Publicity Bureau.
Other Forms
Also available online.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
No known restrictions on publication. For information see "World War I Posters" (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/243_wwipos.html)
Source of Acquisition
Rare Books copy: Gift of Louis F. Peck, Professor of English, 1965.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
World War I began as a conflict between the Allies (France, the United Kingdom, and Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary). The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie ignited the war in 1914. Italy joined the Allies in 1915, followed by the United States in 1917. A ceasefire was declared at 11 AM on 11 November 1918. The poster was a major tool for broad dissemination of information during the war. Countries on both sides of the conflict distributed posters widely to garner support, urge action, and boost morale. To obtain necessary funds for World War I, the United States Treasury resorted to borrowing through a series of bond issues. The first four issues were known as liberty loans; the fifth and last was called the victory loan. The fourth liberty loan was issued 28 September 1918.
Henry Patrick Raleigh (illustrator, etcher, lithographer, portrait painter) started and ended life in poverty and despair. But in between, he spent decades painting high society pictures and living the opulent life of one of the best paid illustrators in the country. He moved from San Francisco to New York where he gradually progressed from a newspaper artist to an illustrator for top magazines such as Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Colliers, and the Saturday Evening Post. When styles changed (along with social values and taste in art) and his work dried up, Raleigh could not adapt; bankrupt and bitter, he committed suicide by jumping out of a hotel window in New York City's Times Square.
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