Sow the seeds of victory! Plant & raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.

Image

WW1-Garden.jpg

Title

Sow the seeds of victory! Plant & raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.

Identifier

1925-13.30

Source

1925.13

Description

Poster showing Liberty sowing seeds. War I poster with painting of woman dressed in red, white and blue bunting scattering seeds. "Sow the Seeds of Victory" printed at top. "Plant and Raise your own Vegetables" at left. "Every Garden a Munition Plant" at bottom. During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of interesting visual works.

Creator

National War Gardens Commission

Date

c1918

Format

1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 56 x 36 cm.

Subject

- National War Garden Commission--1910-1920
- World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States
- Victory gardens--1910-1920
- Food supply--1910-1920

Coverage

California

Relation

1925.13

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.

Type

Image.

Language

English

Contributor

Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960, artist

Medium

1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 56 x 36 cm.

Original Format

Poster

Physical Dimensions

56 x 36 cm

Collection

Citation

National War Gardens Commission, “Sow the seeds of victory! Plant & raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.

,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 18, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/1345.