ELMES, Willard Frederic Hungry !/ Spoiled work/ feeds the vulture/of waste/ Starve him !, [1929]. Large col. lithogr. poster, [Chicago, Mather & Compay], 102 x 85 cm (trimmed into the picture, normally 108 x 88 cm); signed in the stone. Stuck on...
Estimation :
400 / 600
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
cardboard. Some visible scratches, some stains, corners rubbed, sm. lack of paper at lower right corner, etc.
Impressive propaganda representation of a vulture perched on a branch, on a green background. By the American visual artist W.F. Elmes (1900-11956). "The Mather Work Incentive poster program represents some 350 posters printed in Chicago between 1923 and 1929. Designed to improve worker productivity and reduce turnover during a time of economic expansion and plentiful jobs, the posters featured traditional American virtues and represent a unique chapter in American advertising and economic history" (expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/110662). On verso, same publ., date & size : What's your score ? (...) Everybody likes the snappy worker. Col. lithogr. poster (trimmed but with the name of the publ. still visible); not signed. Stained, 2 large scratches, etc. Another propaganda poster representing a tennis player on yellow background, by an unknown artist.
Impressive propaganda representation of a vulture perched on a branch, on a green background. By the American visual artist W.F. Elmes (1900-11956). "The Mather Work Incentive poster program represents some 350 posters printed in Chicago between 1923 and 1929. Designed to improve worker productivity and reduce turnover during a time of economic expansion and plentiful jobs, the posters featured traditional American virtues and represent a unique chapter in American advertising and economic history" (expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/110662). On verso, same publ., date & size : What's your score ? (...) Everybody likes the snappy worker. Col. lithogr. poster (trimmed but with the name of the publ. still visible); not signed. Stained, 2 large scratches, etc. Another propaganda poster representing a tennis player on yellow background, by an unknown artist.
