Journeacutee du Poilu. 25 et 26 deacutecembre 1915. Organiseacutee par le parlement – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Journeacutee du Poilu. 25 et 26 deacutecembre 1915. Organiseacutee par le parlement, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Journeacutee du Poilu. 25 et 26 deacutecembre 1915. Organiseacutee par le parlement
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The Journée du Poilu, held on December 25 and 26, 1915, was a two-day national campaign organized under parliamentary auspices to support France's front-line infantrymen, whose nickname, *poilu*, roughly means "hairy one." Maurice Neumont signed and dated this color lithograph in 1915, and this example is a signed proof sheet. Wartime posters like this one carried appeals for public support into towns and cities far from the trenches, and the poster's use of the soldier's everyday nickname shows how the campaign tried to make ordinary men the face of national sacrifice.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 100 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Poilu Day. December 25 and 26 1915. Organized by Parliament. Signed: Maurice Neumont 1915. Signed proof sheet. Another edition: POS - Fr .N48 no. 4 (120 x 81 cm.). Promotional goal: Fr. H59. 1915. Item is no. 121 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. ADE · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,780 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1475_Journeacutee_du_Poilu_2_1915 |
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