Magnificent Panorama VINTAGE WWI Poster  ON THE JOB FOR VICTORY

Description

ONTHE JOB FOR VICTORY
, Artist: Jonas Lie (1880-1940) Original and very large poster. Lithograph : color printed ; overall 99.38 x140.34 cm (39 1/8 x 55 1/4 in.)
issued by the United States ShippingBoard and published in 1918 by F. Powers Company in New York.  This poster was also issued in the more common and smaller 30″ x 40″ version.  The poster
portrays a magnificent panorama of a bustling shipyard i
n full operation for the emergency construction of ships for the war effort.
The artist illustrates America's  strenuous efforts to overcome Germany's lead in heavy industry.  The Shipping Board, under the leadership of Charles Schwab, built 26,000 ships in the 20 month period the United States was at war.
Jonas Lie was a celebrated American painter who was famous for his maritime paintings and colorful impressionistic style.
This poster is rare to find in this size, is conservation backed, and did receive restoration to the lower right and left corners margins and has a crease in the middle from being folded. The colors and all printed areas are in exceptional good condition for a century old art work.  Owned by the seller in his personal collection since 1986.
This original World War I poster is sensational and not often found. It is appropriate for a tech start up or a visionary new service business.  Placed on an office wall, a hallway, a meeting room, it is a mission message and a sharing of American history and how we have worked together for victory. It is a special acquisition for a WWI poster collector.