En Belgique les Belges ont faim. Tombola artistique . . . – 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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This rare vintage poster captures En Belgique les Belges ont faim. Tombola artistique . . . in remarkable 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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En Belgique les Belges ont faim. Tombola artistique . . .
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Steinlen's poster puts its plea in the title: "In Belgium the Belgians are hungry," followed by "Artistic raffle," which tied the appeal to a lottery of donated artworks. Printed in 1915, when German occupation had disrupted Belgium's food supply and left many people dependent on outside aid, it reflects a wave of French and Allied posters that turned relief into a public cause. The two-color lithograph is signed by Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, a French artist known for his drawings of everyday life in Paris, and his name on the sheet links this wartime appeal to his broader body of graphic work.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (two colors) ; 125 x 94 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: In Belgium the Belgians are hungry. Artistic raffle . . . . Signed: Steinlen 15. Promotional goal: Fr. K95.J7. 1915//Fr. G2. 1915. Item is no. 190 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. MC//BYC · Ente nazionale industrie turistiche (Italy) funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Refugees--Belgian. Starvation--Belgium--1910-1920. Food relief--Belgium--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,789 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 959_En_Belgique_les_Belges_1915 |
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