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STEVENS, William Dodge (1870–1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. ...

STEVENS, William Dodge (1870–1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. Circa 1918. Boston: Forbes. Color lithograph poster depicting three riveters working on the hull of a troopship. 36 x 49 ¾”. Linen backed. Central vertical folds; scattered surface creases, scuffs, minor abrasions; inpainted restoration throughout; toning to the perimeter. B.

William Dodge Stevens (1870-1942) "Teamwork" Builds Lithograph Poster

DESCRIPTION: William Dodge (1870-1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. Boston: Forbes, ca. 1918. WW1 home-front work incentive poster depicts muscular workmen finishing the bright orange hull of a ship. Signed bottom right. CIRCA: 1918 ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: Sight 29 1/2 x 45 inches | Overall: 34.5" x W: 51" CONDITION: central vertical fold, some creasing, trimmed. Seems to have conservation along left creases. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.

STEVENS, WILLIAM DODGE: "Teamwork builds ships".

STEVENS, WILLIAM DODGE (Holden/Utah 1870 - 1942 Aurora/Utah) : "Teamwork builds ships"; Farblithografie; 92x126 cm (BG); im Stein sig. u.l.

STEVENS, WILLIAM DODGE: "Teamwork builds ships. United States shipping board...".

STEVENS, WILLIAM DODGE (Holden/Utah 1870 - 1942 Aurora/Utah) : "Teamwork builds ships. United States shipping board..."; Farblithografie; 92x127 cm (BG); im Stein sig. u.l., bez. "Forbes"

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35½x49 inches, 90¼x124½ cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35 1/2x49 inches, 90 1/4x124 1/2 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins, some into image; minor abrasions and overpainting in text; creases and abrasions along vertical and horizontal folds. Framed. Emphasizing "concentrated human energy" (Paret p. 80), this poster embodies American industrial power in its rawest form. Issued by the U.S. Shipping Board, the image is a precursor to the industrial photographs of the following decade, in which work by Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White captured the same intensity and power within the factories of America. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

STEVENS, William Dodge (1870-1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. ...

STEVENS, William Dodge (1870-1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. Boston: Forbes, ca. 1918. Lithograph poster depicts a trio of riveters working on the hull of a troopship under construction. 36 x 49 ½”. Linen backed. Central vertical folds; repaired tears to central image with over-painting; scattered repaired tears and losses around edges with some over-painting. B.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49½ inches, 91½x125¾ cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49 1/2 inches, 91 1/2x125 3/4 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B / B+: extensive overpainting in top margin and upper side margins; small replaced losses in margins; repaired tears and restoration in margins and image; repaired pin holes in corners. Emphasizing "concentrated human energy" (Paret p. 80), this poster embodies American industrial power in its rawest form. Issued by the U.S. Shipping Board, the image is a precursor to the industrial photographs of the following decade, in which work by Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White captured the same intensity and power within the factories of America. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

ORIGINAL WORLD WAR I WAR POSTER 1918 TEAM WORK

Original oversize poster by William Dodge Stevens (1870-1942) 'Team Work Builds Ships", ca 1918. Dramatic image of men laboring on the hull of a ship, a glowing orange from an unseen blast furnace. The poster image emphasizes America’sindustrial might for the United States Shipping Board during the First World War. It is highly effective at both celebrating the contribution of labor and conveying the message that, with respect to the war effort, American Means Business.Signed in image lower left Wm. Stevens. Forbes, Boston. Issued by Publications Section Emergency Fleet Corporation, Philadelphia, PA. Measures 36 inches x 50 inches. Top left corner with minor wrinkle and fine 3 inche tear below. Otherwisevery good condition.

STEVENS, William Dodge (1870-1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. ...

STEVENS, William Dodge (1870-1942). Teamwork Builds Ships. Boston: Forbes, ca. 1918. WW1 home-front work incentive poster depicts muscular workmen finishing the bright orange hull of a ship. 36 ¼ x 49”. Several areas of heavy over-painting to right side of image; scattered repaired tears. Linen backed. B+/B. Strikingly similar to the later industrial photography of Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White, most closely echoed in Hine’s “Power House Mechanic.”

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (Pennsylvania/New York, 1870-1942), A fashionable young lady carrying a pair of ice skates., Oil on canvas, 19" x 13". Framed 22" x 16".

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS Pennsylvania/New York 1870-1942 A fashionable young lady carrying a pair of ice skates. Signed and lower right "W.D. Stevens 1910". Oil on canvas, 19" x 13". Framed 22" x 16".

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35x50 inches, 90x127 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35 1/2x50 inches, 90 1/4x127 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image and text; tape on verso; creases and minor abrasions in margins and image. Paper. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49 inches, 91x126 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49 3/4 inches, 91 1/2x126 1/2 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B: repaired tear at right edge, into image, with archival tape on verso; tears and abrasions at edges; creases in margins and image. Paper. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49 inches, 91x126 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x49 3/4 inches, 91 1/2x126 1/2 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B: repaired tear at right edge, into image, with archival tape on verso; tears and abrasions at edges; creases in margins and image. Paper. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 37x50 inches, 94x127 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 37x50 inches, 94x127 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+: tears in margins; minor loss in left margin; creases in margins and image. Paper. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35x48 inches, 89x123 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35x48 1/2 inches, 89x123 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears, restored losses, abrasions and overpainting in margins; minor creases and restoration in image. Emphasizing "concentrated human energy" (Paret p. 80), this poster embodies American industrial power in its rawest form. Issued by the U.S. Shipping Board, the image is a precursor to the industrial photographs of the following decade, in which work by Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White captured the same intensity and power within the factories of America. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

William Dodge Stevens, (American, 1870-1942), Team Work Builds Ships, 1918

William Dodge Stevens (American, 1870-1942) Team Work Builds Ships, 1918 lithograph poster 49 3/4 x 36 inches.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x50 inches, 91x127 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 36x50 inches, 91 1/2x127 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition A: minor restoration at edges; soft crease through lower right corner. Emphasizing "concentrated human energy" (Paret p. 80), this poster embodies American industrial power in its rawest form. Issued by the U.S. Shipping Board, the image is a precursor to the industrial photographs of the following decade, in which work by Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White captured the same intensity and power within the factories of America. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942). TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35x50 inches, 91x127 cm. Forbes, Boston.

WILLIAM DODGE STEVENS (1870-1942) TEAMWORK BUILDS SHIPS. Circa 1918. 35 3/4x50 inches, 91x127 cm. Forbes, Boston. Condition B+: repaired tears and discoloration at edges; creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image. "Concentrated human energy," (Paret p. 80) emphasizing American industrial power in its rawest form. Issued by the U.S. Shipping Board, an entity formed in 1916 to restore greatness to America's merchant marine fleet. The image is a precursor to the industrial photographs of the following decade in which work by Lewis Hine and Margaret Bourke-White captured the same intensity and power within the factories of America. Rawls p. 76, Paret 114, Theofiles 256, Borkan p. 53.

William Dodge Stevens (American,b.1870), "Teamwork Builds Ships", c.1918; poster, 36.1" x 50", Forbes publisher. Illustrator from Chicago.