1910-1920

  • AEG Poster

    AEG Poster
    Poster made for "AEG electrical clocks" in 1912 using the corporate design elements of Peter Behrens, who created the entire corporate identity. But it wasn't Behrens who created this poster, the creator of this poster was actually Louis Oppenheim.
  • Der Blaue Reiter

    Der Blaue Reiter
    This is the cover of Der Blaue Reiter almanac. The author of this cover is unknown.
  • Wassily Kandinsky's "Sounds"

    Wassily Kandinsky's "Sounds"
    This is a double spread from Kandinsky's book "Sounds.
  • Bosch Poster

    Bosch Poster
    It is a advertisement poster for Bosch. It was created by Lucian Bernhard.
  • Bulgaren-Held Advertisement

    Bulgaren-Held Advertisement
    Poster shows a German soldier smoking. Poster is an advertisement for cigarettes produced by Menes Cigarette Factory, Wiesbaden, Germany. The creator of this poster is Ludwig Hohlwein.
  • Uncle Sam Recruting Poster

    Uncle Sam Recruting Poster
    This, James Montgomery Flagg's most famous poster was created in 1917 to encourage recruitment in the United States Army during World War I. It showed Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer (inspired by a British recruitment poster showing Lord Kitchener in a similar pose) with the caption "I Want YOU for U.S. Army". Over four million copies of the poster were printed during World War I, and it was revived for World War II.
  • Blockade-Brecker Advertisement

    Blockade-Brecker Advertisement
    Poster shows explosions on and around a ship. Text is an advertisement for a book about how a blockade runner delivered munitions to Germany's East African soldiers. The advertisement was created by A. Rother.
  • Uncle Sam Marching With Children

    Uncle Sam Marching With Children
    The First World War was still in the full heat of battle at this time. Rockwell and Red Cross were using this painting to show support for America's role in the war. The painting itself is typical of Rockwell's work at this point in his career. Children were most often the subject in his early works.
  • Pierce-Arrow Automobile Ad

    Pierce-Arrow Automobile Ad
    Pierce-Arrow auto ad, from a 1919 "Life" magazine. The author of this advertisement is not known for sure, but the signiture looks like "Molph Theiloz"
  • Porto Ramos-Pinto Advertisement

    Porto Ramos-Pinto Advertisement
    Poster showing a man and woman in profile, about to kiss, as Cupid raises a glass of port between their lips. The artist who created this was René Vincent.