Canvas Print: Sammelt Die Obstkerne, 1916

Title: Sammelt Die Obstkerne, 1916 Description: Poster shows a little girl with a backpack holding a fruit pit. Text instructs people to save fruit pits and send them to school with their children or to bring them to the next collection site. Poster was issued by the Kriegsausschuss fur Ole und Fette (War Commission for Oils and Fats.) Creator: Gipkens, Julius E. F., 1883-, artist Subjects: Girls--Germany--1910-1920, Oils & fats--1910-1920, Scarcity--Germany--1910-1920, World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany, World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Germany Collection: Posters: World War I Posters. During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of interesting visual works. Most relate directly to the war, but some German posters date from the post-war period and illustrate events such as the rise of Bolshevism and Communism, the 1919 General Assembly election and various plebiscites. The majority of the posters were printed in the United States. Posters from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Russia are included as well. The posters range in style from anonymous broadsides (predominantly text) to graphically vibrant works by well-known designers.