Wednesday, July 25, 2007

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From The Earth

Almijisti over at Unfiction made an interesting find:

It seems likely that the inspiration for the "Monstrous" poster is this famous Liberty Bonds poster from WW1 which is described in Rutgers' Library Special Collections:

Joseph Pennell. Fourth Liberty Loan. 40 7/8" x 30"
[Depicted: New York City ablaze beyond a decapitated Statue of Liberty]
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 25, 2007 at 1:17 PM

    Good catch over there! JJ hasn't spent all his penchant for the arcane on LOST--wonderful!

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  2. CapcomJuly 25, 2007 at 2:54 PM

    Ditto, great historical find! I agree TBP!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 28, 2007 at 2:34 AM

    Thanks! There are several other posters and sci-fi book/mag covers with Lady Liberty busted-up, but this poster really matched up. This is the only "serious" poster too since it was used during the Great War.

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