The roll call a masque of the Red Cross by Percy MacKaye / Arnold Genthe. – Antique 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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Step back in time with The roll call a masque of the Red Cross by Percy MacKaye / Arnold Genthe., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The roll call a masque of the Red Cross by Percy MacKaye / Arnold Genthe.
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Titled *The Roll Call*, this 1918 poster takes its name from a Red Cross masque written by playwright Percy MacKaye, and its design is credited to Arnold Genthe. Wartime appeals like this one helped the American Red Cross raise money and recruit members during the First World War, and the poster's subject tags also link it to war bonds and funds. Pieces like this show how charity and government financing often ran side by side on the home front, with theatrical staging used to make an appeal feel personal.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) ; 80 x 48 cm. |
| Notes | No. 4. Title from item. · MacKaye Percy 1875-1956. |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,816 × 4,764 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 138_The_roll_call_a_masque_1918 |
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