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The Posters That Went to War · Over There
Polish Army in France
Władysław T. Benda (1873-1948) · Polish Army in France, recruiting in the United States, 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 Władysław T. Benda drew in 1917 for the Polish Army in France, 90 by 68 cm, with the text also given in Polish and a space left to list a recruiting centre.
Why it matters
Poland had no state of its own in 1917, and volunteers recruited in America went to the Polish army forming in France. Benda was a Polish-born painter, illustrator and designer.
What to notice
A Polish soldier brandishing a rifle, with the Polish flag.
A nation without a state, raising an army.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Władysław T. Benda (1873-1948)
- Campaign
- Enlist
- Service
- Army
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Polish Army in France, recruiting in the United States, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002708893 · POS - US .B45, no. 10 (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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