World War I posters
Scope and Contents
This collection contains twelve French posters regarding the Great War circa 1914 to 1918.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1920
Language of Materials
This collection contains materials in French.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright status of this collection has not been evaluated.
Biographical / Historical
World War I inspired Europe's second poster craze, or affichomania, in a span of fifty years. The first took place during the last part of the nineteenth century, when new printing technologies allowed artists to move beyond small, single-color, and text-based broadsides. Due to their mass-producibility and affordability, posters produced during the Great War in Europe were also especially attractive to collectors, who considered the image as important as the text for the poster's meaning.
Extent
0.12 Linear Feet (3 containers)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on an unknown date by an unknown donor.
Processing Information
Processing of this collection is complete.
- Title
- World War I posters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collection Area Details
Part of the Manuscripts Collection Area
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library
c/o Special Collections
600 Douglas Street
Chattanooga Tennessee 37403 United States
archives@utc.edu