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World War 1 (1914-1918) Summer of 1914 World War 1 began and involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies against the Central Powers. Approximately 20 million people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
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World War 1 (1914-1918) Summer of 1914 World War 1 began and involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies against the Central Powers. Approximately 20 million people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in history. Propaganda posters were used not only as a means of justifying involvement to each countries populace, but also as a means of procuring men, money and resources to sustain the military campaign. Allied Powers: United Kingdom, France, Russian Empire, US, etc Central Powers: Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria + Germany, etc
Allies: Pointing Poster James Montgomery Flagg, 1917 Alfred Leete, poster for military recruiting, 1915.
Allies: British | Emasculation 14-26/30 Saville Lumley, “Daddy, What Did YOU Do During the Great War?,” poster, 1914. Edward Kealey, Women of Britain say Go!, 1915.
Jesse Willcox Smith, poster for the American Red Cross, 1918.
14-28 Joseph C. Leyendecker, poster celebrating a successful bond drive, 1917
Central Powers: Germany Hans Rudi Erdt, poster heralding German submarines, c. 1916. Lucian Bernhard, poster for a war-loan campaign, 1915
14-33/34Art Deco Ludwig Hohlwein, poster for the Deutsche Lufthansa, 1936 Ludwig Hohlwein, fund-raising poster, 1914
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Chapter III - DADA Key Terms and Definitions: Dada: Reacting against the carnage of World War I, the Dada movement claimed to be anti-art. Dada writers and artists were concerned with shock, protest, and nonsense. Chance placement and absurd titles characterized their graphic work. (Key Players: Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, Hans Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Kurt Schwitters, John Heartfield)
In 1916 Hugo Ball organized the famous meeting place he called the Cabaret Voltaire. The home of the original Cabaret Voltaire, where Dada was born. Zurich, Switzerland.
Dada, ed. 6. Paris. Tristan Tzara, Dada, contents for ed. 3
Dada in Berlin John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfelde; German, 1891-1968). Cover of the exhibition catalogue First International Dada Fair, July 1920.
Announcement for an edition of "Beach Culture" by David Carson, 1990 Flyer for a lecture by Edward Fella, 1995