Oeuvre du soldat belge – Vintage Print
(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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A window into the past: Oeuvre du soldat belge, preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Oeuvre du soldat belge
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Few First World War posters speak as directly to Belgian civilians as this 1915 color lithograph, titled *Oeuvre du soldat belge* (the Association of the Belgian Soldier) and signed by Maurice Romberg. By 1915 Germany occupied most of Belgium after the 1914 invasion, and the Belgian army held only a small strip of territory along the Yser, so charitable groups supporting soldiers relied heavily on public appeals like this one. Its catalog subjects include flags and exhibitions, which suggests a poster meant to rally public support and attract attention.
| Created / published | 1915 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 70 x 54 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Association of the Belgian soldier. Signed: Maurice Romberg 1915. W.R. Castle Jr. donor. Promotional goal: Fr. K92.J7. 1915. Item is no. 250 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Roo. MB · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--Belgian. Flags--1910-1920. Exhibitions--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,825 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 827_Oeuvre_du_soldat_belge_1915 |
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