Journal 6: Do You Think Propaganda Can Be Art? Why Or Why Not?

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Propaganda Art
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to understand the art depicted through propaganda. Propaganda is intended to promote a political cause or point of view. The picture shown below was created by the War Office during 1914-1915 to illustrate the need for recruiting volunteers to increase the British army during the First World War. Thus, this paper provides an analysis of the art shown in the picture below:
Discussion
During the First World War, the British army was small and it was challenging to recruit volunteers to become a part of the army. As a result, The Parliamentary Recruitment Committee was established and they were assigned the responsibility to start a campaign to attract people through posters and leaflets. Hence, this poster was created “Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?” to encourage men to volunteer in war. Men are often considered as earning wages for the family to feed them; however, this photograph shows that were instead motivated to volunteer leaving behind their families.
This is an example of iconography, where the image is created in a manner to send across a strong message. It defines the way in which considerable social pressure was brought to the men to volunteer in the war. It shows the sense of duty that a father has not only towards his family, but instead it suggests that they will be questioned by their children about their contributions in the war.
This picture can be considered as showing a sophisticat...