War Gardens Over the Top — Maginel Wright Enright, 1919

War Gardens Over the Top transforms the World War I victory-garden campaign into an energetic illustrated procession. A young boy armed with a garden hoe charges forward behind a colorful group of animated vegetables, with an American flag emerging from the crowd. Warm oranges, reds, purples and earthy browns stand out against the broad cream poster field.

Created by Maginel Wright Enright around 1919 for the National War Garden Commission, the poster connects gardening with the American wartime effort through the slogan “The Seeds of Victory Insure the Fruits of Peace.” Its combination of playful characters, bold typography and patriotic symbolism gave a practical food-production campaign the visual energy of a wartime rally.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Maginel Wright Enright (Maginel Wright Barney)
• Title: War Gardens Over the Top
• Original title: War gardens over the top. The seeds of victory insure the fruits of peace
• Series: National War Garden Commission campaign
• Date: c. 1919
• Period: World War I
• Place of Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
• Medium: Color print, poster format; sheet 74 × 57 cm

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