Michigan's WW1 Centennial News Report September 2015

September 2015

 Part Two of a two part program by Dr. Antje K. Gamble who talks about the collection of World War One Posters

 Part Two of a two part program by Dr. Antje K. Gamble who talks about the collection of World War One Posters at the University of Michigan Museum of Art that she has chosen for her exhibition titled: Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War 1 Posters. Part Two focuses on the War Effort and Americanism. During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally citizens to the cause. Propaganda, commodity, and art came together in WWI posters. The focus of this exhibition of rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection is coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. This exhibition includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. This exhibition marks the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919). This collection of WW1 Posters was donated by Maurice F. Lyons, who was an early supporter of Woodrow Wilson. During the Great War Mr. Lyons was Secretary for the Committee on Public Information also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, which was an independent agency of the government of the United States created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War I. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.