How we advertised America; the first telling of the amazing story of the Committee on public information that carried the gospel of Americanism to every corner of the globe . ArthurF. Matthews, Joseph Pennell, Edmond Tarbell, Douglas Volk. Executive Committee—F. G. Cooper, N. Pousette-Dart, I. Dos-kow, F. E. Dayton, C. B. Falls, Albert E. Gallatin, Ray Green-leaf, Miss Malvina Hoffman, W. A. Rogers, Lieut. Henry Reu-terdahl, U. S. N. R. F., H. Scott Train, H. D. Welsh, J. ThompsonWilling, H. T. Webster, Walter Whitehead, Jack Sheridan. Departmental captains—C. B. Falls, H. T. Webster, WalterWh
How we advertised America; the first telling of the amazing story of the Committee on public information that carried the gospel of Americanism to every corner of the globe . ArthurF. Matthews, Joseph Pennell, Edmond Tarbell, Douglas Volk. Executive Committee—F. G. Cooper, N. Pousette-Dart, I. Dos-kow, F. E. Dayton, C. B. Falls, Albert E. Gallatin, Ray Green-leaf, Miss Malvina Hoffman, W. A. Rogers, Lieut. Henry Reu-terdahl, U. S. N. R. F., H. Scott Train, H. D. Welsh, J. ThompsonWilling, H. T. Webster, Walter Whitehead, Jack Sheridan. Departmental captains—C. B. Falls, H. T. Webster, WalterWhitehead, Ray Greenleaf, I. Doskow, N. Pousette-Dart, Train. Headquarters were opened in New York, and within amonth the organization had enlisted the great artistsof America, and was working with speed and Devitt Welsh of Philadelphia came to the office of theCommittee in Washington to serve as contact man. Hewent to the heads of all the war-making branches of govern-ment, telling them of the mobilization of the artists, and ob-taining from each department its list of poster needs. Thislist was then sent to Mr. Gibson in New York, who made 134. THE BATTLE OF THE FENCES the assignments as would the art manager of a magazine,picking the artists best fitted for the particular need. Thework, when finished, was hurried to Washington, andafter approval was followed through the printing by ex-perts. Not only this, but every man associated with submitted poster ideas of his own, so that govern-mental routines were soon broken up by the inrush of newand more vivid thought. Strange as it may seem, the Division of Pictorial Pub-licity traveled no royal road to the favor of governmentalheads. Many of these executives knew nothing at allabout art or artists, and others, with greater knowledge,were products of the chromo school. As a matter offact, Mr. Gibson had to spend days in Washington actuallybegging for the privilege of submitting sketches from menan
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