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The Posters That Went to War · The Allies, 1914–1918
Manifest k Československému Lidu v Americe!
Vojtěch Preissig (1873-1944) · Czechoslovak appeal in America, 1918, 1918
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 Vojtěch Preissig made in 1918, 91 by 64 cm, from the Library of Congress.
Why it matters
A manifesto to the Czechoslovak people in America, for the Czechoslovak cause in the last year of the war. Preissig, the Czech typographer, died in Dachau.
What to notice
The title addresses one community by name, the Czechoslovak people in America.
A nation's letter, posted from abroad.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Vojtěch Preissig (1873-1944)
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Czechoslovak appeal in America, 1918, 1918
- 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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