Sow the seeds of victory! Plant & raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.
Image
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
- 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
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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.
,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 18, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/1345.