Journeacutees Giron Sines. 1er 2 3 4 juin 1916. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement – Vintage 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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Journeacutees Giron Sines. 1er 2 3 4 juin 1916. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Journeacutees Giron Sines. 1er 2 3 4 juin 1916. Au profit exclusif des Oeuvres de Guerre du Deacutepartement
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Adolphe Willette's 1916 color lithograph advertises the Giron Days of June 1 through 4, 1916, a fundraiser whose proceeds went entirely to the department's war charities. Its subjects, Marianne, the figure of the French republic, along with soldiers, industrial labor, and casualties, show how civilian relief and the war effort were presented together to the public. Willette was a Montmartre illustrator best known for his melancholy Pierrot and for his caricatures, so his hand is worth noticing in a work meant to rally donations during a long and costly war.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 115 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Giron Days. June 1 2 3 and 4 1916. For the exclusive benefit of the Departments war charities. Signed: A. Willette 1916. Promotional goal: Fr. H59. 1916. Item is no. 138 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. ADE · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Marianne (French emblem)--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--French. World War 1914-1918--Casualties--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,767 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1485_Journeacutees_Giron_Sin_1916 |
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