{"product_id":"wake-up-america-world-war-i-and-the-american-poster","title":"Wake Up  America. World War I and the American Poster.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \"War to End All Wars\" did not begin as a popular cause. Americans were reluctant to get involved in what they viewed as Europes war and reelected Woodrow Wilson on his promise to keep this nation out of it. When war became inevitable  public opinion had to be turned around. To do this  the government mobilized the talents of an incredible cadre of artists to create \"pictorial publicity\" for all aspects of the war effort - from recruiting to war relief to food and fuel conservation. Artists of the calibre of James Montgomery Flagg  Howard Chandler Christy  Charles Dana Gibson  J.C. Leyendecker and N.C. Wyeth produced an impressive -even magnificent - body of art  yet all but a handful of these posters have been almost totally forgotten. In this volume  historian Walton Rawls combines a stirring popular history of Americas role in World War I with a remarkable collection of posters that boldly demonstrate their artistic worth. The text  while providing ample art-historical background  concentrates on the all-absorbing historical and political context in which the posters were created. The result is a fascinating look at these artifacts  which can be appreciated today both as graphic masterworks and as illustrations of a tragic historical episode.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959862521909,"sku":"ByrdShop_0896598888","price":28.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780896598881.jpg?v=1770376812","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wake-up-america-world-war-i-and-the-american-poster","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}