Belgian Red Cross / Charles Buchel printed by Johnson Riddle Co. Ltd. London S.E. – Vintage 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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Step back in time with Belgian Red Cross / Charles Buchel printed by Johnson Riddle Co. Ltd. London S.E., 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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Belgian Red Cross / Charles Buchel printed by Johnson Riddle Co. Ltd. London S.E.
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Few posters on this board were aimed so directly at British donors. This lithograph asks for gifts to the Belgian Red Cross and directs contributions to the Lord Mayor of London, with the Belgian committee's president also listed. Printed in London in 1915, it was designed by Charles Buchel, a Belgian artist working in Britain during the war. By then Germany had occupied most of Belgium, and relief groups were caring for wounded soldiers and displaced civilians, which is the need the poster was built to address.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Donations may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer the Rht. Hon. the Lord Mayor of London or to the President Baron C. Goffinet 28 Grosvenor Gardens S.W. · Remington Frederic 1861-1909. |
| Subjects | Croix-Rouge de Belgique--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects--Great Britain. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--England--1910-1920. Nurses--Belgium--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,018 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 650_Belgian_Red_Cross_Cha_1915 |
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