Le Cercle National du Soldat – Historic Print
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Le Cercle National du Soldat
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Printed in full color as a large lithograph measuring 79 by 121 centimeters, this 1916 French poster carries the title *Le Cercle National du Soldat*, or *The National Soldiers' Club*, and is signed by the artist Chavannaz. Posters of this kind were a staple of French wartime propaganda, and the focus on reading suggests an effort to keep troops supplied with books and periodicals. A 1916 to 1917 promotional campaign is also noted, so the poster was likely one part of a larger drive. Its pairing of soldiers with reading shows that morale mattered on the home front as much as at the battlefield.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 79 x 121 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: The national soldiers club. Signed: Chavannaz. Woodward Lothrop donor. Promotional goal: Fr. G2. J2. 1916/17. Item is no. 90 176 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYC//ABE · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel. Reading--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,785 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1510_Le_Cercle_National_du_S_1916 |
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