Clarence Underwood
Original "Back Our Girls Over There, YWCA vintage WW1 poster
1918

Name: Original "Back Our Girls Over There, YWCA vintage WW1 poster
Brand: Clarence Underwood
Price: 625 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Original Back Our Girls Over There Y.W.C.A. WW1 antique poster: Linen-backed original Beautiful Y.W.C.A. Telephone operator sitting at the control panel switches while the soldiers march by in the background. Beautifully printed and in good condition. Y.W.C.A.'s poster for the United War Work Campaign shows a young woman seated at a switchboard with soldiers in the background. Some horizontal stress creases in the poster were made flat by the linen backing. This YMCA poster by Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) illustrates a Signal Corps worker. Known as “Hello Girls” these women wore military uniforms and conformed to military law but were considered civilian military employees. During World War I, the YWCA was the only women’s organization of the seven ultimately affiliated with the government’s Commission on Training Camp Activities (CTCA) and the only one fully dedicated to serving women. Antique posters are 'pictures of persuasion,' as we might call them, and offer a wealth of art, history, design, and popular culture for us to understand. The poster is a familiar part of our world, and we intuitively understand its role as propaganda, promotion, announcement, or advertisement." This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction.

Creator:

Clarence Underwood

Creation Year:

1918

Dimensions:

Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Depth: 0.05 in (1.27 mm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

American Modern

Period:

1910-1919

Condition:

FREE Continental USA shipping. Linen backed and ready to frame. Certificate of Authenticity. B condition with paper stress marks laid down during linen backing.

Gallery Location:

Spokane, WA

Reference Number:

Seller: 64931stDibs: LU1404213728842

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