"The Sword is Drawn—The Navy Upholds It!"
Date1917
Artist
Kenyon Cox
(American painter, 1856–1919)
Illustration CitationWorld War I United States Navy recruiting poster
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensions42 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (108 x 71.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, 1940
Object number1940-10.74
On View
On viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis dramatic Navy enlistment poster was localized by the addition of each area’s recruitment office. Designed by the American painter and illustrator Kenyon Cox, this poster is in fact very uncommon. The pristine lithography of the idealized figure of Columbia commands the viewer's attention and admiration.
