E. G. Renesch

Edward George Renesch who signed his posters as E. G. Renesch, was an American illustrator who lived in Chicago, Illinois. He was born on July 19, 1879 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Renesch is best remembered for a series of WWI recruitment posters, including a handful targeted at Black men. He seems to have switched careers, becoming a real estate developer by 1942.