Austrian WWI 'Kriegsanleihe' (War Loan) Posters
These magnificent posters are from the Library of Congress’ ‘Prints & Photographs Online Catalog’ They were commissioned by the Austro-Hungarian government during World War One to encourage Austrian citizens to subscribe to Kriegsanleihen or ‘War Loans’.
These two were made by Thomas Fasche. The artist managed to present war propaganda in the beautiful Art Nouveau style.
Many of the posters feature medieval knighhood (fighting dragons and saving princesses for the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) :
There is a total of 15 ‘Kriegsanleihe’ posters, click HERE to see them all on Flickr.
Or click HERE to download all 15.
The prints and Photographs Online Catalog is a rich source of public domain images (1000’s available) which could be used for product creation (image cd’s, prints etc) although you need to be careful as not all images on here are in the public domain.
These two were made by Thomas Fasche. The artist managed to present war propaganda in the beautiful Art Nouveau style.
Many of the posters feature medieval knighhood (fighting dragons and saving princesses for the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) :
There is a total of 15 ‘Kriegsanleihe’ posters, click HERE to see them all on Flickr.
Or click HERE to download all 15.
The prints and Photographs Online Catalog is a rich source of public domain images (1000’s available) which could be used for product creation (image cd’s, prints etc) although you need to be careful as not all images on here are in the public domain.