FRANK BRANGWYN, HELP YOUR COUNTRY STOP THIS, CIRCA 1917

Artist
Brangwyn, Frank
Title
Help Your Country Stop This - Enlist in the Navy
Year of Realization
1917
Origin Country
Usa
Medium
Stone Lithograph
Imprinter/Manufacturer
American Lithographic Co.
Dimensions
62 X 79

Help Your Country Stop ThisAn iconic World War I US Navy recruitment poster by Frank Brangwyn, 1917.

Belgian born Brangwyn (1867-1956) was a prominent painter and graphic artist who produced over 80 poster designs during World War I. Done at the request of Lieutenant Henry Reuterdahl, this piece shows, in Brangwyn's rugged style, a rescue of American sailors, the survivors of a ship sunk by a German submarine. This poster is in the Library of Congress collection, among others.

IN 1853


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