war poster

Enlistment call art

A war poster is a printed notice or advertisement used to support a military effort—recruiting soldiers, selling war bonds, promoting rationing, or boosting morale.

The term evokes the iconic propaganda art of the World Wars: Uncle Sam pointing with I Want YOU, Rosie the Riveter flexing.

War posters are now collected as historical artifacts and design classics.

Related

patriotic · soldier · battlefield · army · victory · victory garden · homeland · duty · mobilization · ration · liberty · bonds · draft · morale · revolution · support our troops · resistance · combat

Categories
Opposites
message/purpose

war posterpeace sign

Gesture symbolizing nonviolence

protest banner · peace symbol

medium/format

war posternewspaper article

Published journalistic piece

radio broadcast · documentary footage · news bulletin · eyewitness account

tone/urgency

war postertravel poster

Artwork promoting destinations

movie poster · circus poster

Family

war, poster, wars, warred, warring, warlike, warrior, warriors, warfare

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG