Study for The Fourth Liberty Loan poster

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Object Details

Title:

Date:

c. 1935

Artist:

Medium:

Graphite on paper

Dimensions

12 1/8 x 9 in.

Classification

Banners, Posters, Brochures

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[poster headline in graphite]: The Fourth / Liberty Loan / Campaign - Third Federal Reserve; [above tree illustrations in graphite]: The tree / of / life; [below illustration in graphite]: Buy Liberty Bonds for the Breaking of all other Bondage / With your Gold, pave the Way / For the Unity and Life of the World...; [bottom left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [bottom right in red ink]: stamped signatureThe illustration replicates Oakley's personification of Unity from the mural series The Creation and Preservation of the Union, Senate Chamber, Harrisburg

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