Kriegsausstellung Wien 1916
Poster
1916 (published)
1916 (published)
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Poster
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| Title | Kriegsausstellung Wien 1916 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | print on paper |
| Brief description | Austrian poster advertising the war exhibition in Vienna 1916, printed by the Gesellschaft für graphische Industrie |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Kriegsausstellung / Wien 1916 / Mai-Oktober K.K.Prater / Kaisergarten.' (Poster shows a building. Text announces a war exhibition at the K.K. Prater Kaisergarten.) |
| Credit line | Given by Michael Voggenauer |
| Object history | Kriegsausstellung (War Exhibition) The exhibition was held between May and October 1916 at the Prater Kaisergarten in Vienna, while the German War Exhibition was held in Berlin (1916) and Leipzig (1916-1917). The military wanted to inform the population about the aims and advantages of World War I and influence them positively. The exhibition was planned to open on the 1st May 1916 with Hungarian input. It eventually opened without the Hungarians on 1st July. The exhibitors were Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey and the German Reich. |
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| Accession number | E.196-2006 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2006 |
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