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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The Posters That Went to War · Kriegsanleihe
Aufwärts, Oberbayerische Flugspende
Fritz Erler (1868-1940) · Oberbayerische Flugspende, 1916
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour lithograph Fritz Erler drew for the Oberbayerische Flugspende, the Upper Bavarian aviation fund, in 1916, 125 by 87 cm, from the Rehse-Archiv at the Library of Congress.
Why it matters
The fund raised money in Upper Bavaria for the air war, and collectors of air-war posters look for this sheet.
What to notice
The fund's call, Aufwärts, with Erler's name on the sheet.
A whole province, looking up.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Fritz Erler (1868-1940)
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Service
- Air Service and Air Forces
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Oberbayerische Flugspende, 1916
- Source
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02: Public domain (PD-Layout, PD-US-expired-text, PD-old-70-1923).
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