The Y has more than 2000 such homes for our boys--United War Work Campaign November 11-18 / Albert Herter. – Vintage Wall Art
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The Y has more than 2000 such homes for our boys--United War Work Campaign November 11-18 / Albert Herter. 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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The Y has more than 2000 such homes for our boys--United War Work Campaign November 11-18 / Albert Herter.
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The poster's text makes its purpose plain: the YMCA claims more than 2,000 buildings for "our boys," and it asks the public to give during the United War Work Campaign, a joint fundraising drive for several wartime charities held the week of November 11 to 18. The campaign's week falls in 1918, so the 1917 date on the record likely reflects when the design was made rather than when it was used. Albert Herter, an American painter and illustrator, produced the artwork. The subject tags also mention snow and night, which point to a winter scene that contrasts a cold, dark setting with the warmth of the wartime canteens and recreation halls the campaign funded.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 152 x 104 cm. |
| Notes | No. 4201. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | YMCA of the USA--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War work--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. Canteens (Wartime emergency etc.)--1910-1920. Snow--1910-1920. Night--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,033 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 456_The_Y_has_more_than_200_1917 |
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