Original World War I poster created for the Third Liberty Loan campaign.
This striking poster by artist Sidney H. Riesenberg called on Americans to invest in U.S. Government Bonds to support the war effort.
The illustration shows a U.S. soldier mid-charge, rifle in hand and American flag unfurled behind him, advancing “over the top”—a reference to leaving the trenches and entering combat. The phrase became a symbol of courage and sacrifice on the front lines.
In very good condition, with bright colors.
Frame size: 30.25" x 20.25"
Shipping: $50. Please allow two weeks for shipping.
About the artist
"Sidney Harry Riesenberg (1885-1971) was born December 12, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Wilhelm Heinrich Riesenberg, was born in 1850 in Germany and came to America in 1880. His mother, Emily Schorb, was born in 1855 in Wisconsin. His parents married on August 23, 1877 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They raised four children, Felix (b.1879), Elsa (b.1883), Sidney (b.1885) and Edith (b.1890). . .
"In 1903 Sidney Riesenberg graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago, after which he began to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. . . .
"In 1912 Sidney Riesenberg's first illustrations were published in People's Home Journal, after which he illustrated interior stories for The Saturday Evening Post, as well as covers for Harper's Weekly and Boy's Life. In 1914 he painted pulp covers for The Popular Magazine.
"On 1914 his father, Wilhelm Riesenberg, died at the age of sixty-four. After this tragic death Sidney Riesenberg became the head of the family and major provider for his widowed mother and two unwed sisters.
"On September 12, 1918 during the Great War the artist was thirty-three, and the family's sole supporter, so he did not serve in the military. He was recorded to be of medium height and medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. Like most American artists of his generation, Sidney Riesenberg contributed his talent to design several patriotic posters for Marine Corps Recruitment and Liberty Loan Campaigns.
Source: David Saunders's Field Guide To Wild American Pulp Artists website, which is really well done.
"He retired from his professional work and dedicated his full-time energy to painting fine arts and teaching. In 1937 he began spending summers in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he painted scenes of the small fishing town. He was active in the Rockport Art Association, teaching oil painting and participating in water color figure painting classes."
Source: Wikipedia
