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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
Heraus mit Unsern Gefangenen!
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) · Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen, 1919
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 Käthe Kollwitz drew for the Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen in 1919, 71 by 95 cm, from the Rehse-Archiv at the Library of Congress.
Why it matters
The title means free our prisoners! Join the People's Alliance for the Protection of German Civilian and War Prisoners: the armistice had come, and German prisoners were still held.
What to notice
A man behind bars, with the name Kathe Kollwitz on the sheet.
The war over, and the cell still locked.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Volksbund zum Schutze der deutschen Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen, 1919
- 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-Art, PD-Art/en, PD-Art/layout).
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