Books Wanted
Poster
1918 (made)
1918 (made)
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This appeal emphasised the bond between the home front and front line. It offered people at home a means of supporting their soldiers. Falls prepared the design within a day and it boosted his reputation as well as succeeding in its purpose of collecting reading material for the troops.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Books Wanted (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | First World War poster issued by the American Association of Libraries. USA, 1918. |
| Physical description | Smiling soldier carrying a tall stack of books |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | This appeal emphasised the bond between the home front and front line. It offered people at home a means of supporting their soldiers. Falls prepared the design within a day and it boosted his reputation as well as succeeding in its purpose of collecting reading material for the troops. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Poster Its History and Its Art. Ervine Metzl (Fairfax M. Cone, introduction). New York: Watson - Guptill Publications. 1963. |
| Other number | LS.2425 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1135-2004 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2004 |
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