Adolph Treidler (1886–1981) was an American artist known for his

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, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters. His magazine covers and advertisement work appeared in

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, Harper's, the

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, and the

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. He created ads for the

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automobile and for the French Line. His 1930s advertising work for the Bermuda Board of Trade was instrumental in promoting tourism in

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. He was president of the Artist's Guild from 1936-1937. His wartime propaganda posters in World War I portrayed women workers in munitions plants for the United War Work Campaign. He also created wartime propaganda posters in World War II. He was Chairman of the Pictorial Publicity Committee for the

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, and " produced at least five posters touting Women Ordnance Workers, otherwise known as WOW’s." "Treidler was a member of the Art Directors’ Club, The

, Charter Member of the Artists’ Guild, and life member of the Society of Illustrators. He exhibited at the

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in New York in 1923 and The

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in 1930." Sometime between 1920 and 1925, Adolph joined 241 other

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in signing ''

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''. The door is now held by the

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at the

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, and Treidler's signature can be found on front panel 2.

Gallery

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References

External links

Adolph Treidler works at Library of Congress
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Adolph Treidler poster of a bicyclist in BermudaRobert Treat directing landing of founders of Newark
Adolph Treidler poster {{DEFAULTSORT:Treidler, Adolph 1886 births 1981 deaths People from Custer County, Colorado San Francisco Art Institute alumni American illustrators American poster artists 20th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American male artists