Pressant appel agrave la solidariteacute . . . – Antique Print
(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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Its French title, *Pressant appel à la solidarité* ("Urgent call for solidarity"), sets the tone: a 1917 appeal from the French Red Cross, the Croix-Rouge française, that asks the public to support nurses and the refugees displaced by the fighting. Louis Tinayre, a painter and illustrator, designed it as a large sepia-and-red lithograph meant for public walls, where its emotional appeal could reach passersby. By 1917 the war had uprooted large numbers of civilians in northern and eastern France, and voluntary relief work had become a national effort. Posters like this one were a main way to recruit donors and volunteers.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (sepia and red lettering) ; 139 x 99 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Urgent call for support . . . Signed: Louis Tinayre. Promotional goal: Fr. G2. 1917. Item is no. 193 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BYC · Remington Frederic 1861-1909. |
| Subjects | Croix-Rouge française--People--1910-1920. Nurses--France--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Refugees. War work--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,780 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 657_Pressant_appel_agrave_l_1917 |
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