April 25, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Conservation, Exhibitions + EventsWorld War I Red Cross poster undergoes conservation treatment for exhibition The conservation department at the Harry Ransom Center treated many collection items in preparation for the current exhibition The World at War 1914–1918. Among these were numerous posters of various sizes, including a mural-sized poster (about 3 x 5 feet) depicting a Red Cross nurse. The poster reads: “Join—Red Cross… read more
April 10, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Digital Collections, Exhibitions + EventsExplore World War I propaganda posters online The Ransom Center recently launched a new platform of digital collections on its website, which includes the World War I poster collection. More than 120 items from that collection, including the posters highlighted in this blog post, can be viewed on the new platform. Some of these posters can also… read more
