Wake Up, America. World War I and the American Poster.
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. Item #18-9395
Price: $75.00