Corn - the food of the nation Serve some way every meal - appetizing nourishing economical / Lloyd Harrison Harrison-Landauer Inc. Baltimore. – Antique Wall Art
(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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This rare vintage poster captures Corn - the food of the nation Serve some way every meal - appetizing nourishing economical / Lloyd Harrison Harrison-Landauer Inc. Baltimore. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Corn - the food of the nation Serve some way every meal - appetizing nourishing economical / Lloyd Harrison Harrison-Landauer Inc. Baltimore.
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Corn takes center stage in this 1918 color lithograph, which calls it "the food of the nation" and recommends it at every meal as appetizing, nourishing, and economical. Lloyd Harrison produced the poster for the Baltimore firm Harrison-Landauer, and it was issued under the United States Food Administration, the wartime agency led by Herbert Hoover. With wheat and other staples needed to feed Allied troops and civilians in Europe, the government urged Americans to conserve and substitute cheaper grains like corn, and posters like this one carried that message into kitchens and public spaces.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 77 x 53 cm. |
| Notes | United States Food Administration. · Canada Food Board funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States Food Administration--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Corn--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,767 × 4,730 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-ART-485 |
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