Croix Rouge ameacutericain – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Croix Rouge ameacutericain. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Croix Rouge ameacutericain
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Printed with a French title, "Croix Rouge américaine," this 1918 color lithograph was aimed at a French audience, which shows how the American Red Cross presented itself in France during the last year of the war. It is signed by the American painter Waldo Peirce, who spent part of the war in France, and also carries the name of C. H. Tichon, credited as the lithographer. The poster's subject indexing points to the economic and industrial side of the war effort, so it is worth looking at how its imagery and text tried to rally support for relief work at home and abroad.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 159 x 119 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: American Red Cross. Signed: Waldo Peirce. Also signed: CH. Tichon. Lith. Promotional goal: Fr. G21. 1918? Item is no. 201 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYCC · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,776 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 84_Croix_Rouge_ameacuteric_1918 |
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