Forget me not--Help save the Belgian babies / Nuyttens. – Historic Reproduction
(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 Forget me not--Help save the Belgian babies / Nuyttens., a vintage poster rich in period 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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Forget me not--Help save the Belgian babies / Nuyttens.
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Few posters of the war years rely on a flower as heavily as this one, with the forget-me-not serving as a plea on behalf of Belgium's children. Issued in Washington by the publicity department of the Belgian Military Mission and dated about 1917, it appealed to American donors after German forces occupied Belgium in 1914. Food and supplies were scarce under the occupation, and the Commission for Relief in Belgium, led by Herbert Hoover, worked to bring in aid. The poster shows how wartime fundraising blended sentiment with a direct request for money.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 51 x 35 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. War relief--1910-1920. Children--Health & welfare--Belgium--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,991 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 553_Forget_me_notHelp_save_1917 |
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