Soldiers Integrated with the Landscape
Maurice Neumont
On Ne Passe Pas
[They Shall Not Pass]
PST 3950
Alfred Wesemann
Pflug und Waffen Helft ihr uns Schaffen - Zeichnet Achte Kriegsanleihe
[Help us Procure Ploughs and Arms - Subscribe to the Eighth War Loan]
PST 3211
In these posters, soldiers are portrayed as an integral part of the landscape of their country.
Maurice Neumont’s poster shows a French ‘poilu’ seemingly rooted into the very soil of his homeland. He almost seems to be growing out of the fertile soil, emphasizing the connection between the soldier and his nation. The poster commemorates the two battles of the Marne - where the Allies twice halted the German advance on Paris - and expresses the determination not to give up any land to the invaders.
Alfred Wesemann’s Austro-Hungarian poster shows a spectral Austrian soldier appearing in the sky, watching over the landscape below.
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