History of propaganda

HISTORY OF HISTORY OF PROPAGANDAPROPAGANDA

By:By: John SantosJohn Santos

Anthony FracassaAnthony Fracassa

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Propagate: To spread an idea or custom to many peoplePropagate: To spread an idea or custom to many people

DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

Propaganda: Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. used ideally for governmental purpose to influence civilians to believe certain things

Uncle Sam recruiting posterJames Montgomery Flagg 1916 – 1917

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In art, propaganda is used as an expressionist form In art, propaganda is used as an expressionist form of realismof realism

HISTORYHISTORY

• The term 'propaganda' first appeared in the 1620’s

• Propaganda was and still is convincing large numbers of people about the given ideas about the topic depicted

Title : Our Allies Need Eggs.By : Herbert Bayer1942

LITHOGRAPHYLITHOGRAPHY

Alois SenefelderAlois Senefelder

Lithography was made in 1796 Lithography was made in 1796 by a man named Alois by a man named Alois SenefelderSenefelder

Lithography is used to transfer Lithography is used to transfer pictures on to something pictures on to something smooth like paper stone or smooth like paper stone or metalmetal

Raising The Flag on Iwo Jima Joe Rosenthal 1945

Lifting the Flag on BerlinYevgeny Khaldei 1945

World War OneWorld War One

WWI was a world conflict lasting from 1914 to 1919, with the fighting lasting until 1918.

October 19 – November 22, 1914---First Battle of Ypres 1 July and 18 November 1916---Battle of the Somme July 31 – November 6, 1917---Passchendaele

World War TwoWorld War Two

Six long and bloody years of total war. The war went on from Normandy to the islands of the pacific.

World War 2 involved every major world power in a war for global domination and at its end, more than 60 million people had died.

The Korean ConflictThe Korean Conflict

While the end of World War II brought peace to most Americans, it also created tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. 

11 TECHNIQUES 11 TECHNIQUES OF PROPAGANDAOF PROPAGANDA

AssertionAssertion

Assertion: An enthusiastic Assertion: An enthusiastic or energetic statement or energetic statement presented as a fact, presented as a fact, although it is not although it is not necessarily truenecessarily true

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Pvt. Joe Louis says…Office of Facts and Figures 1942

BandwagonBandwagon

Bandwagon: An appeal to the Bandwagon: An appeal to the audience to follow the crowd and audience to follow the crowd and to join in because others are doing to join in because others are doing so as wellso as well

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Are You In This?Robert Baden-Powell 1914 – 1917

Card stackingCard stackingCard Stacking: The Card Stacking: The presenting of information presenting of information that is positive to an idea or that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting proposal and omitting information contrary to itinformation contrary to it

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TogetherTogetherAnon 1943Anon 1943

Glittering GeneralitiesGlittering GeneralitiesGlittering Generalities: Words that Glittering Generalities: Words that have different positive meaning for have different positive meaning for individual subjects individual subjects

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This Is America Keep It FreeThis Is America Keep It Freeunknown 1939 – 1945unknown 1939 – 1945

Lesser of Two EvilsLesser of Two EvilsLesser of Two Evils: The Lesser of Two Evils: The attempt of convincing an attempt of convincing an audience an idea or audience an idea or proposal by presenting it as proposal by presenting it as the least offensive optionthe least offensive option

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Name CallingName CallingName Calling: It is the use of Name Calling: It is the use of derogatory language or words derogatory language or words that carry a negative that carry a negative implication when describing implication when describing an enemyan enemy

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What Are YOU Going To Do About It?What Are YOU Going To Do About It?unknown 1942unknown 1942

Pinpointing the EnemyPinpointing the EnemyPinpointing the Enemy: An Pinpointing the Enemy: An attempt to simplify a complex attempt to simplify a complex situation by presenting one situation by presenting one specific group or person as the specific group or person as the enemyenemy

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Proper HandsHeroes of the Fiery Cross 1928

Plain FolksPlain Folks

Plain Folks: An attempt by the Plain Folks: An attempt by the propagandist to convince the propagandist to convince the public that his views reflect those public that his views reflect those of the common person and that of the common person and that they are also working for the they are also working for the benefit of the common personbenefit of the common person

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I'm making bombs and buying bonds. Buy Victory Bonds.unknown 1939 – 1945

SimplificationSimplificationSimplification (Stereotyping): Simplification (Stereotyping): The reduction of a complex The reduction of a complex situation to a clear-cut choice situation to a clear-cut choice involving good and evil (Very involving good and evil (Very similar to Pinpointing the similar to Pinpointing the Enemy)Enemy)

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Liberatorsunknown (Nazi) 1944

TestimonialsTestimonialsTestimonials: Quotations or Testimonials: Quotations or endorsements, in or out of endorsements, in or out of context, which attempt to context, which attempt to connect a famous or connect a famous or respectable person with a respectable person with a product or itemproduct or item

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Advertisement of Vin Mariani with Pope Leo XIII

TransferTransferTransfer: An attempt to make Transfer: An attempt to make the subject view of a certain the subject view of a certain item the same way as the item the same way as the directed audience would view directed audience would view another item, to link the two in another item, to link the two in the subjects mindthe subjects mind

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Office of War Information Poster Office of War Information Poster unknown 1943unknown 1943

DIMITRI MOORDIMITRI MOOR

• Born 1883 Novocherkassk Born 1883 Novocherkassk RussiaRussia

• Died 1946, Moscow RussiaDied 1946, Moscow Russia• He became a graphic He became a graphic

designer for Russia in 1918 designer for Russia in 1918 creating posters for the last creating posters for the last year of the first world war.year of the first world war.

Lift TogetherDmitri Moor

Workers UniteDmitri Moor

DIMITRI MOORDIMITRI MOOR

PomogiDmitri Moor

Have you enrolled as a volunteer? Dmitri Moor

Uncle Sam recruiting posterJames Montgomery Flagg 1916 – 1917

DIMITRI MOORDIMITRI MOOR

FAMOUS PROPAGANDAFAMOUS PROPAGANDA

Rosie The RiveterNorman Rockwell 

You Talk of Sacrifice unknown

Careless Talk Costs LivesVictor Keppler

Loose LipsEssarge

FAMOUS PROPAGANDAFAMOUS PROPAGANDA

SHEPARD FAIREYSHEPARD FAIREY

Shepard Fairey is a well-known Shepard Fairey is a well-known American propagandist of the American propagandist of the 21st century. Fairey main focus 21st century. Fairey main focus within the majority of his within the majority of his pieces was to mock the pieces was to mock the governmental use propagandagovernmental use propaganda

Obey PropagandaObey PropagandaShepard Fairey 2010Shepard Fairey 2010

The creation of the Obama The creation of the Obama poster is a perfect example of poster is a perfect example of modern propaganda for it’s use modern propaganda for it’s use of colour and influential textof colour and influential text

Barack Obama “Hope” posterBarack Obama “Hope” posterShepard Fairey 2008Shepard Fairey 2008

SHEPARD FAIREYSHEPARD FAIREY