Forge the German Sword – Subscribe to the War Loan
Date
1917
Format
- Poster 1918
Techniques
- lithography 179
Dimensions
98 × 68 cm
Locations Made
- German 5
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Graphic artists in Germany incorporated avant-garde art styles into poster design. In an effort to inspire national pride throughout the working class, a blacksmith depicted in a style reminiscent of Die Blaue Reiter—evokes implicit memories of Germanic and Norse mythology through the portrayal of the forge.

Forge the German Sword – Subscribe to the War Loan | Willy Szesztokat | 1917