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U*S*A Bonds : Third Liberty Loan Campaign Boy Scouts of America : Weapons for Liberty.

  • ARTIST: Joseph Christian Leyendecker

  • PUBLISHER: American Lithographic Co., N.Y.

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph,

    DATE: 1918.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 x 30" (50.9 x 76.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Image portrays a boy scout, in uniform, kneeling on a stone platform labeled "Weapons for Liberty" and holding a sword inscribed "Be prepared". An allegorical portrayal of Lady Liberty as a female warrior figure standing behind him holding a golden shield emblazoned with an American eagle emblem and wearing a crown, a robe fashioned from an American flag, and sandals.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Very good condition. Not backed on linen.

  • REFERENCE: Rawls 211, Weill 223

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