Journeacutee Varoise. 4 feacutevrier 1917. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Journeacutee Varoise. 4 feacutevrier 1917. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Journeacutee Varoise. 4 feacutevrier 1917. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement
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The title names a "Journée Varoise," a fundraising day held on February 4, 1917, for the war charities of the Var department in southern France. Its wartime purpose is stated plainly in the lettering, which makes the poster a record of civilian mobilization on the home front. Abel Truchet designed the lithograph, and the color lettering was part of how such posters drew crowds to charitable events. Posters like this one were common in France during the war, when local committees raised money for soldiers and their families through public days like this.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (color lettering) ; 116 x 80 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Varoise Day. February 4 1917. For the exclusive benefit of the Departments war charities. Signed: Abel Truchet. Woodward Lothrop donor. Promotional goal: Fr. H59. 1917. Item is no. 134 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. ADE · Rogers Samuel 1763-1855. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--French. Couples--France--1910-1920. Walking--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,793 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 646_Journeacutee_Varoise_4_1917 |
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