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The Road Back – Depictions of Home on First World War postcards

Author(s): Kamil Beer
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: World War I; propaganda; postcards; portayal of home

Summary/Abstract: Postcards and posters were the primary medium of visual communication during the World War I. Propaganda used them to incite patriotism in the reader, using various images and visual motives. One of them was the portrayal of home. This article explores how was home depicted on the Central Powers‘ and Entente’s posters and postcards and if there were any differences and/or similarities between them.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 289-296
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech