Lord Kitchener Wants You poster
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The "Lord Kitchener Wants You" poster is a famous British World War I recruitment image featuring War Secretary Lord Kitchener pointing directly at the viewer, which became an iconic model for later military propaganda posters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Army recruitment campaign poster "Your country needs YOU" | 1 |
| Lord Kitchener Wants You poster canonical | 1 |
| World War I propaganda posters | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I poster
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propaganda poster ⓘ recruitment poster ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British home front in World War I
ⓘ
British recruitment campaigns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Secretary of State for War
ⓘ
surface form:
British Secretary of State for War
Lord Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
|
| genre | war propaganda ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
model for direct-address recruitment imagery
ⓘ
widely reproduced and parodied ⓘ |
| hasMotive | Kitchener pointing at viewer ⓘ |
| hasVisualFeature |
bold uppercase lettering
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direct gaze at viewer ⓘ pointing finger ⓘ simple monochrome design ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| iconicStatus |
one of the most famous recruitment images in history
ⓘ
symbol of British WWI recruitment ⓘ |
| influenced |
later military recruitment posters
ⓘ
later propaganda posters worldwide ⓘ |
| inspired |
I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster
ⓘ
surface form:
Uncle Sam I Want You poster
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainText | YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| portrays | Lord Kitchener in military uniform ⓘ |
| targetAudience | British men of military age ⓘ |
| theme |
duty
ⓘ
national service ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| usedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| usedFor | military recruitment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Army recruitment campaign poster "Your country needs YOU"
this entity surface form:
World War I propaganda posters