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Auction History Result 1h0692 UNITED STATES OFFICIAL WAR FILMS linen 28x41 WWI war poster 1918 Kerr art of canon & soldiers! Date Sold 12/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 28 1/4" x 41" [72 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) United States Official War Films, the circa 1918 World War I (WWI) poster promoting propaganda movies and featuring Kerr art of silhouetted soldiers marching and firing an artillery cannon against a background of red, white and blue stripes, with the Great Seal of the United States at bottom. Note that this was one of a number of posters created to promote the Film Division, one of the most important branches of the Committee on Public Information. The Division produced three major feature films to promote the war effort: Pershing's Crusaders, America's Answer and Under Four Flags. These films, along with several one reel films, brought the heroism of soldiers on the front lines closer to home. Artist: Kerr Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this war poster, and only one in the last 8 years, and that example sold for $525! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It had a semi-circular area of paper loss in the top center, extending into the red background. It had some creases and scuffs scattered in the image, with some minor border wear. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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