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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 · Over There
Hero Land, or, Over the Top with Uncle Sam and His Allies
A. Rapeno · Hero Land, New York, 1917
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 A. Rapeno drew in 1917 for Hero Land, printed by the Hegeman Print of New York, mounted on board, 56 by 36 cm, from the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
Why it matters
Hero Land raised money in New York in 1917, and its title sent Uncle Sam and his allies over the top together. Rapeno gave the sheet to France's figure, Marianne.
What to notice
Marianne, armed with sword and shield.
France, armed, for a New York fair.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- A. Rapeno
- Printer / house
- The Hegeman Print, New York
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Hero Land, New York, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002695586 · POS - WWI - US, no. 427 (C size) [P&P]
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 on the Commons mirror of the same LoC scan: Public domain (PD-1923, PD-Layout, PD-US-expired).
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