1914 - The German Plan (?) A collection of World War I graphics and cartoons, selected and compiled by Alpha History authors.

Oct 12, 2021 · These remarkable WW1 photos capture the harsh realities of life in the trenches — and sometimes the briefest moments of kindness.

Apr 6, 2017 · From 1914 to 1918, civilization was locked in a horrific world war, a conflict that would leave over 17 million dead and some 7.5 million displaced. An American soldier shakes hands with a child as troops parade through the streets of London before leaving for the front lines in …

Oct 16, 2017 · Artists searched for an appropriate language to express the chaos and carnage that resulted from modern industrial warfare, reevaluating subject matter, techniques, materials, and styles, as well as their positions and responsibilities as cultural producers.

Oct 26, 2014 · World War I propaganda posters were marvels of graphic design, created with one aim in mind: to get the viewer to stop, read -- and act.

It examines the connections between pictorial advertising, propaganda and publicity in a series of subsections dealing with the patriotic poster and war aims, the status of the graphic artist, war as a marketing ploy and the role of the visual in black and atrocity propaganda.

During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of …

Available online are approximately 1,900 posters created between 1914 and 1920. Most relate directly to the war, but some German posters date from the post-war period and illustrate events such as the rise of Bolshevism and Communism, the …

During wartime, large-format, full-color posters plastered walls from city streets to classrooms. They mobilized support for the war effort, summoned donations to charities, encouraged participation in war bonds, and publicized victories in notable battles to a broad public.

Nov 18, 2014 · In keeping with past wars, propaganda aimed to contrast a culturally superior self-image with a vilified, barbaric enemy. However, a new dimension developed whereby popular journals and other graphic media depicted the enemy not just as a military threat, but as a threat to the future of European civilization.