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The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Two Marines, by J. C. Leyendecker
J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) · United States Marine Corps recruiting, 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
J. C. Leyendecker's 1917 colour lithograph of two Marines in dress uniform, one with a rifle and one with a bugle; 76 by 45 cm. The record notes that the poster has no text.
Why it matters
Leyendecker was among the best-known cover artists in America, and here the Marines let his picture recruit alone.
What to notice
There is no slogan. The uniforms are the whole argument.
A recruiting poster that trusted the picture.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- United States Marine Corps recruiting, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002719767
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 2026-11-01.
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