Vintage Poster Archives
Liberty Bonds 1917 | Franklin Booth War Poster
Liberty Bonds 1917 | Franklin Booth War Poster
Couldn't load pickup availability
A departing soldier silhouetted against an orange sky while his family watches from below. Franklin Booth's 1917 Liberty Bond poster depicts the home front sacrifice with bold red composition and the American flag at centre.
Designed by Franklin Booth for the US Treasury Department during World War One's first Liberty Loan campaign. Booth rendered the scene in his distinctive pen-and-ink style, later adapted for lithographic reproduction. The poster appeals to civilian conscience through emotional family farewell.
Booth was considered the finest pen-and-ink illustrator of his generation, creating recruitment and bond posters throughout the war. This design exemplifies wartime communication art when graphic design served national mobilisation rather than commerce.
Archival print restored from period sources on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art Paper, preserving Booth's detailed linework and the poster's original visual impact.
