United States. A Large First War Victory Liberty Loan Poster

United States; Poster illustrates the Greek goddess of war and wisdom, Athena, wearing a Corinthian helmet and fronted by a large downward-pointing sword at the far left, a male figure prone at her feet, a bag emitting coins to the man's left, factories in the background at the far right, listing famous and pivotal battles from the Great War, along with various place names, the last six of which are partially obscured by the the two figures and the bag of coins, inscribed in stacked text "REMEMBER / ARGONNE / CHATEAU-THIERRY / ST. MIHIEL / BELLEAU-WOOD / CANTIGNY / SOISSONS / VESLE / C[?]RGES / [?]ISMES / [?]LGONNE / [?]EPREY / [?]DY / [?]UN / AND / INVEST", artist marked "J.M.H." (James Monroe Hewlett, 1868-1941) to the right of the coins, inscribed "VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN'S LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE" in a box at the lower left, coded "19-C" at the bottom left and lithographer marked "SACKETT & WILHELMS CORP. N.Y." at the bottom right, printed in black ink on an off-white paper stock, 510 mm x 760 mm, exhibiting scattered tears and light soiling, near extremely fine.

Footnote: This poster was printed for the Victory Liberty Loan, which was the fifth and final Liberty Loan and was sponsored by the Women's Liberty Loan Committee. The goddess Athena was likely chosen for the poster, as she was an icon for women in the ancient world, highly thought of and representative of modern women of the time, making her an appropriate choice for their message. The poster's designer and artist, James Monroe Hewlett, was a well-known architect and muralist.