{"id":556,"date":"2019-03-07T20:01:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T20:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/worldwariposters\/?page_id=556"},"modified":"2019-03-07T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T20:01:14","slug":"first-to-fight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/worldwariposters\/first-to-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"First to Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/blogs\/worldwariposters\/?pdfemb-serveurl=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.lib.ua.edu%2Fblogs%2Fworldwariposters%2Ffiles%2Fsecurepdfs%2F2019%2F03%2Fu0003_0004200_0000098.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-mobile-width=\"500\"  data-scrollbar=\"none\" data-download=\"off\" data-tracking=\"on\" data-newwindow=\"on\" data-pagetextbox=\"off\" data-scrolltotop=\"off\" data-startzoom=\"100\" data-startfpzoom=\"100\" data-download-nonce=\"e5dfb8314a\" data-disablerightclick=\"on\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">u0003_0004200_0000098<br\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>First to Fight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Creator<\/td>\n<td>Sidney H. Riesenberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Date<\/td>\n<td>1917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>30 x 40 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Description<\/td>\n<td>Sidney H. Riesenberg\u2019s poster for the U.S. Marine Corps is a muted, hazy, almost dreamlike illustration of soldiers landing on a beach with guns drawn, charging toward an enemy that is not pictured. The viewer is positioned at the water\u2019s edge, in close proximity to the charging soldiers, the closest of which sprints toward the viewer with a focused stare and a tightly clutched rifle. Like most WWI posters, the image focuses entirely on the contributions of white Americans, and deflects the involvement of minorities in combat. Riesenberg\u2019s image is homogenizing in another sense, insofar that the soldiers appear almost to be the same person, a curiosity that can be seen in other posters by Riesenberg as well. The heroic scene, in combination with the text stating \u201cREAL FIGHTING WITH REAL FIGHTERS,\u201d depicts enlistment in the Marine Corps as an opportunity for men to demonstrate their toughness and valor. Above the image is the text \u201cFIRST TO FIGHT,\u201d a promotional slogan repeatedly used in posters by the Marine Corps. Beneath the image, in small letters, are the words \u201cDEMOCRACY\u2019S VANGUARD,\u201d clear reference to President Woodrow Wilson\u2019s declaration that war against Germany was needed to make the world \u201csafe for democracy.\u201d The pristine condition of the poster, and the lack of a local recruitment office address, suggest that this copy was not circulated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copyright and Terms<\/td>\n<td>Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. 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