Their unrivaled capacity to communicate swiftly enabled the government and support groups to mobilize the home front by convincing and enlightening the population on public policy issues. Posters were essential to the United States’ war efforts during World War 1. Britton were among the group’s renowned commercial artists. Blashfield, Joseph Pennell, Joseph Leyendecker, Jessie Willcox Smith, and L.N. The Creel Committee was named for its director, George Creel, who recognized the importance of the press in molding public opinion.Ĭreel appointed Charles Dana Gibson, the country’s most well-known and well-paid commercial illustrator, to head the Division of Pictorial Publicity.Īs such, Gibson oversaw the work of over 300 illustrators who became known as The Vigilantes for their contributions to the war cause.Įdward Penfield, James Montgomery Flagg, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Howard Chandler ChristyHoward Chandler Christy, Herbert Paus, C.B.
It prompted President Woodrow Wilson to establish the Committee on Public Information, managing its official propaganda and advertising efforts.
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