募兵海報 - 古德明

募兵海報 - 古德明

WhenWorldWarIbrokeoutin1914,BritishWarSecretaryHoratioKitchenerdesignedarecruitmentposterwhichportrayedhimasatoughgeneralpointinghisindexfingerattheviewer,withthewords"Britons(Kitchener)wantsYOU.Joinyourcountry'sarmy!"Thecaptionwaslikeacommandandinstilledafeelingofnationalismandpatriotisminthemindsofthepeople.Theword"YOU"inboldletters,orderedeachandeverycitizentobeattheserviceofthecountryatthetimewhenitneededthemmost.Believeitornot,theposterencouraged3,000,000mentovolunteertojointhearmy.
Kitchener'sposterspawned,in1917,thefamousrecruitmentposterfortheUnitedStatesarmy,whichshowedUncleSaminasimilarpose.
一九一四年,第一次世界大戰爆發,英國陸軍部長賀瑞修.基欽納設計了一張募兵海報。海報上的基欽納將軍一臉強硬神情,用食指指着看海報者,並有文字說:「英國人,(基欽納)需要你。快加入你國家的軍隊!」這話有如一道命令,在百姓心中灌注了民族主義和愛國思想。用黑體印刷的「你」字,着令每一個國民在國家最需要他們的時候,為國效力。信不信由你,三百萬人受到這海報鼓舞,志願從軍。
美軍一九一七年的那張募兵海報膾炙人口,海報上山姆叔叔擺出的姿勢,就是模仿基欽納的海報。