Remember the girl behind the man behind the gun--Y.W.C.A. War Work Council / M.B. – 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 Remember the girl behind the man behind the gun--Y.W.C.A. War Work Council / M.B. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Remember the girl behind the man behind the gun--Y.W.C.A. War Work Council / M.B.
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This 1917 color lithograph carries the slogan "Remember the girl behind the man behind the gun," a line that puts the young woman at the center of the war effort rather than the soldier or the weapon. It was issued by the Young Women's Christian Association's War Work Council, which that year began organizing services for American soldiers and for women drawn into war industries and volunteer work. The poster reflects the home-front argument of the period: that the war depended as much on women's labor, morale and support as on the men in uniform. Its initials, "M.B.," are the only credit given for the designer.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 75 x 54 cm. |
| Notes | Poster no. 41. W. 35023. 20M - 1/15. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | YWCA--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,685 × 4,544 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1617_Remember_the_girl_behin_1917 |
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