U.S.A. Bonds - Weapons for Liberty (1918) J.C. Leyendecker Non-binary Have we been caught in

Have we been caught in a moment of gazing too long at this hunk in a changing room or is this about to become something more

desire in chaos

"Heart of Stone" is a striking and playful art piece that embodies boldness and cheeky charm

turning a simple domestic tableau into something charged

U.S.A. Bonds - Weapons for Liberty (1918) J.C. Leyendecker Non-binary Have we been caught inJ. C. Leyendeckers U. S. A. Bonds Weapons for Liberty turns wartime fundraising into myth. Created for the Boy Scouts of Americas Third Liberty Loan campaign, it shows a kneeling Scout offering a sword marked Be Prepared to Lady Liberty, armed with shield and haloed authority. No known lover or sitter here; the power is symbolic. Youth, duty and patriotism become polished spectacle propaganda made beautiful, masculine and almost dangerously convincing.