Give to the Nation: Subscription to the National Loan is Open until 1 March 1916
Date
1916
Credits
- Ugo Finozzi Designer
Format
- Poster 1920
Techniques
- lithography 180
- chromolithography 14
Dimensions
39 × 54 in
Ugo Finozzi was an Italian artist and illustrator born in 1874 in Florence, Italy. He is best known for his Italian war posters and propaganda.
According to the Library of Congress, advertisements and posters were commonly used to promote Italian government bonds, as Italy relied on domestic and international loans to finance their involvement in World War I. This poster serves as an example of this by advertising the five-percent loan of 1916.
The poster depicts a winged version of the symbolic character, Victory wielding a sword and laurel wreath. Finozzi uses an ancient Roman style serif in order to convey traditional Italian values and patriotism.
Lithographic Poster by Ugo Finozzi, 1916