French Poster ~ World War I by bmac62
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Poster photographed in the US National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City (USA).
This poster dates from some time after the war broke out in 1914 and when the German advance had been stopped along the red line behind the French Infantry soldier pictured in battle.
I liked the artistic nature of the 95 year old poster. The subtle colors and the obvious dried mud on the great coat and leggings of the French soldier give us just a hint of the conditions in the trenches that would last all the way until the end of the war four years later in November 1918.
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This museum was one of the seven museums we took pictures in during the first ten days of June. Seven museums you say??? I know...:-) But the photographic possibilities were endless.
Thanks for stopping by and all your positively motivating comments and favorites.
Bill:)
Comments (23)
PSDuck
PBI: Poor Bloody Infantry. Y'know, absinthe was legal in France until 1915. The Powers That Be made it illegal, fearing the demoralizing effect such a heavy drink would have on morale. Backfired: in 1916, the French army woke up (we are marching into what???!!! German machinegun bullets?) and mutinied. I just connected the dots between two historical facts. Were they indeed related? Just me asking.
lyron
Wonderful capture!!
Doriutz
Superb :)
durleybeachbum
How different from your other poster today! fascinating!
bimm3d
interesting!!!
anahata.c
oh, so glad you posted these. Yes, there is a wonderful subtle quality to the hues, & it's not just aging. It's in the poster itself; and those were maps of that time, delicate line, not too complex, with some military symbols I presume. God, the trench warfare was brutal even by war standards, esp. with gas; and this soldier shows it: This is really revealingr, because he's really weary. The words (as you may know) say "French Infantry in Battle"—and he looks positively weary, which is very honest for a poster that (I assume) was trying to recruit. It's an almost tragic vision, of a tragic war. Nice capture, nice light & hue. I didn't know photographers were still allowed to shoot in museums any longer. I'm glad they are, this is another fine offering of our heritage from your gallery.
drace68
Love the map as background. Great capture of the poster, Bill.
Rainastorm
super cool posters to view...
flavia49
fantastic picture!!!
PD154
Very nice shot Bill, now we are seeing a diffrent side to your work, I like it!
sandra46
splendid capture, these old posters have a terrific artistic flavor!
MagikUnicorn
Superb series...hope you found one with Canadian propaganda ;-)
kansas
Thanks for sharing this poster shot. Very interesting.
neiwil
Great pic Bill, love military / propaganda posters.I have quite a collection in picture form, always good for adding to military renders. I've never gone this far back.It's a little history lesson in itself, military situation, uniform and weapon detail.Printed from an original hand drawn and coloured picture, the true 'art of war'.
pakled
If you're interested in this kind of poster, there's a 'coffee-table' book by a person named Zeman, on the history of propaganda posters. I've dipped into it every once in awhile for ideas. May be out on Amazon somewhere... like the work so far..
goodoleboy
Sacre bleu, Bill! Vive la France! Wonderful clarity, uniform details and lighting in this capture of the antique poster, my friend. You think I'm not sitting here just awash with envy over your visit to seven museums? Heaven on earth! Things can't get much better than that.
orig_buggy
I like reading about this kind of history and I'm glad you brought it to rendo!!
auntietk
How amazing to see something like this in such good condition. Excellent capture!
dbrv6
Great capture - I find the posters to be extremly interesting as they tell a side of the story that is often forgotten later.
elfin14doaks
It sounds like you had a blast! Nice capture.
nikolais
wonderful poster and capture, Bill!
jendellas
Like this one.
debbielove
Quality and no glass glare! Excellent work Bill.... French!? Grunt..... But that said this refers to the past not the present. And respect due.... Fine work. Rob.