Original Item: Only One Available. The Victory Liberty Loan was issued in April 1919, after the close of the war. Propaganda for the loan stated the money was to be used to bring the soldiers home and take care of them upon return. Volunteers who worked to sell bonds were issued a coin made from German cannons captured at Chateau Thierry.

Five months after the Armistice, Americans were still seeing in public places and in their newspapers images of World War I. George Creel and his Committee on Public Information had successfully sold the war to Americans, but payment in full had yet to be made. In late 1917, during the Second Liberty Loan campaign, President Woodrow Wilson had implored Americans to give to protect the nation’s fighting forces: “Shall we be more tender with our dollars than with the lives of our sons?” Now, after the war’s end, the government would utilize triumphant victory as a theme to ask Americans to give.

This is a very well-known Liberty Loan poster, titled “Over the Top For You”! This poster was commissioned by the U.S. government from Sidney Riesenberg in 1918. Riesenberg was an American artist and illustrator from New York who was known especially for his oil paintings. The poster depicts a soldier charging up a hill while an American Flag is draped across his back. The soldiers’ mouth is agape, and he has a look of fear in his eyes. This imagery was meant to target a civilian’s thoughts of their loved ones fighting in Europe. The poster encouraged the viewer to purchase a Liberty Loan to support the soldiers and end the war.

The poster measures 19¾ x 30”, and the color is extraordinarily well-retained. The bottom right is marked KETTERLINUS, PHILA. There are some edge tears and heavy crease marks near the top as shown but overall it is still solid.

Comes ready to hang and display!

Note: This poster will be shipped rolled.