Smithsonian Magazine

Vintage ‘READ’ Posters Adorning Libraries and Classrooms for Decades Go on Auction as the American Library Association Turns 150

Taylor Swift, Serena Williams and famous fictional characters lent their iconic faces to encourage people to pick up a book ...
Time

World War I Posters: The Graphic Art of Propaganda

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings James Montgomery Flagg, artist; c. 1917. James Montgomery Flagg, artist; c.
The Guardian

Beyond Uncle Sam: the US poster art inspired by the first world war

Library of Congress’s exhibit showcases how the war poster became a medium of recruitment, propaganda and criticism for first time in American history Just as Lord Kitchener’s probing stare and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Posters That Sold World War I to the American Public

I Want You for U.S. Army, 1917, James Montgomery Flagg The Huntington Library, Art Galleries, and Botanical Gardens Step into Your Place, 1915, artist unknown The Huntington Library, Art Galleries, ...
Gulf News

Let’s read: Old David Bowie library poster reissued

The American Library Association has reissued a popular Bowie ‘Read’ poster from 1987 The library community also loved David Bowie. The American Library Association said on Wednesday that it has ...