Wake Up, America. World War I and the American Poster.
by Walton Rawls; Maurice Rickards (Forward)
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New York: Abbeville, 1988.. 4to. 288 pp. Very Good. Hard Cover. Blue cloth covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good. In protective Mylar wraps. Color and B&W plates throughout.This volume combines a stirring popular history of America's role in World War I with a collection of posters that were used to create "pictorial publicity" for all aspects of the war effort.Contents: A provenance of calamity; the impossible war; Lusitania's 202nd crossing; a rendezvous with death; the Hun is at the gate; a vast enterprise in salesmanship; how art put on a khaki; a call to action; the liberty loans; drums are drumming everywhere; taps.Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply.ISBN: 0896598888 9780896598881.
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- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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- Title
- Wake Up, America. World War I and the American Poster.
- Author
- Walton Rawls; Maurice Rickards (Forward)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0896598888
- ISBN 13
- 9780896598881
- Publisher
- New York: Abbeville, 1988.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- May 2001
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