Le vecirctement du prisonnier de guerre. Oeuvre rattacheacutee agrave la [Croix-Rouge] Franccedilaise – Historic Print
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(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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A window into the past: Le vecirctement du prisonnier de guerre. Oeuvre rattacheacutee agrave la [Croix-Rouge] Franccedilaise, preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Le vecirctement du prisonnier de guerre. Oeuvre rattacheacutee agrave la [Croix-Rouge] Franccedilaise
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Jean-Louis Forain, a French painter known for his sharp drawings of Parisian life, signed this 1917 lithograph, which asks the public to support clothing for French soldiers held as prisoners of war. The title, *Le vêtement du prisonnier de guerre*, and the red lettering tie the appeal to a fund affiliated with the French Red Cross. By then, hundreds of thousands of French soldiers had been captured, and relief societies depended on donations to send garments and other necessities to men who often lacked adequate winter clothing. Posters like this one turned that everyday charity into an image meant to reach ordinary viewers at home.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (some red lettering) ; 77 x 105 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Clothes for the prisoner of war. Fund affiliated with the French Red Cross Fund. Signed: Forain. Castle W.R. Jr. donor. Promotional goal: Fr. G21. 1917. Item is no. 199 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 | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel. World War 1914-1918--Prisoners. Clothing relief--French--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,783 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 587_Le_vecirctement_du_pris_1917 |
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