U*S*A Bonds — Third Liberty Loan Campaign — Boy Scouts of America — Weapons for Liberty
Date1918
Artist
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1951)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Third Liberty Loan Campaign for United States war bonds, 1918
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, 1940
Object number1940-10.89
On View
On viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis is one of J. C. Leyendecker's most famous posters, featuring a Boy Scout and the flag-draped Statue of Liberty holding a large shield with the crest of the United States. The latter, combined with the Boy Scout's elaborate sword, suggests wars of antiquity.
