If I fail he dies Work for the Red Cross / Rev. S.A. Iciek & Arthur G. McCoy. – Antique 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 If I fail he dies Work for the Red Cross / Rev. S.A. Iciek & Arthur G. McCoy. 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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The title "If I fail he dies" puts the stakes of this American Red Cross appeal into a single line, asking viewers to see their own work as the difference between a soldier's life and death. Printed in Duluth around 1918, it belongs to the wartime effort to recruit nurses and volunteers as the Red Cross expanded its medical services. Rev. S.A. Iciek and Arthur G. McCoy are credited for the design, and Iciek copyrighted the work in his own name that year. The poster ties personal duty to the medical care that the war demanded at home and overseas.
| Created / published | Duluth : J.J. LeTourneau Printing Co., c1918. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Offset lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyrighted 1918 by Rev. S.A. Iciek. |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. Nurses--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,667 × 3,747 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221254 |
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