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HIS302 An Age of War: A Cultural History of World War I & II: Art and Propaganda

WWI Art & Propaganda Books

Example of WWI Art

Image of Kollwitz's print The Mothers

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945). The Mothers (Die Mutter), plate 6, from War (Krieg.)

Kollwitz was a German artist who was a painter, printmaker and sculptor. The Mothers is part of a series of six prints titled War. Her 19 year old son, Peter, was killed in the battle of Ypres in October 1914, just three days after arriving at the front.

 

KEYWORDS

  • Kathe Kollwitz
  • Germany
  • World War I
  • German Expressionism
  • Pacifism

Example of WWI Propaganda

Image of World War I poster Wake Up, America!

Wake up America! Civilization calls every man, woman and child! / James Montgomery Flagg

America's late entry into World War I (April 6, 1917) was a result of the neutrality policy of the U.S. Both policy and public opinion changed after the Germans sank British ships with American passengers on board.

 

KEYWORDS

  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Neutrality
  • Lusitania
  • World War I

WWII Art & Propaganda Books