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Explore 1919 Original Poster Print by Artist Howard Chandler Christy in Rosanky, Texas.
Titled "Americans All", artist Howard Chandler Christy portrayed an Honor Roll of fourteen American ethnic surnames to emphasize that America was a melting pot of "Americans All" united for one cause. To the left of the Honor Roll list stands a stoic female in sleeveless flowing gown with her left hand hanging a wreath above the Honor Roll to honor those who died in battle. A giant-sized American flag forms a backdrop behind the woman and accents her silhouette boldly against the rest of the poster, which is mostly soft-tinted earth tones. The bottom of the poster promotes Victory Liberty Loans in large, bold-blue lettering. Artist Christy created this 1919 War poster to help the fundraising effort by the U.S. government, which opposed piling up national debt to finance a major war, so they used public relations campaigns to promote savings bonds and/or liberty bonds as a primary fund-raising tool to pay for World War 1. The artist's original Americans All work hangs in the Library of Congress. The poster print is contained by a thin, elegant gold metallic glassed frame, measures a sizable 27 X 40 inches and beautifully features the unique rich colors of early 20th century inks. Many modern-day prints imitate this popular 1919 World War 1 poster print, but an ORIGINAL 1919 print (such as this one) contains annotations in the lower left and right corners respectively. Lower left annotation is "No. 4-C" and lower right is "Forbes Boston".