Il faut vaincre la tuberculose comme le plus malfaisant des reptiles – 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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A window into the past: Il faut vaincre la tuberculose comme le plus malfaisant des reptiles, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Il faut vaincre la tuberculose comme le plus malfaisant des reptiles
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Here the disease itself becomes a snake, and the French title urges viewers to conquer tuberculosis as one would the most wretched of reptiles. Issued in 1918, the poster belongs to the anti-tuberculosis campaigns France stepped up during the First World War, when the illness took a heavy toll on civilians and soldiers alike. Signed by Géo Dorival with G. Capon credited as a collaborator, the two-color lithograph pairs a hand with a serpent to recast a slow, invisible illness as a single enemy that can be grasped and crushed.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (two colors) ; 121 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: We must conquer tuberculosis like the most wretched of reptiles. Signed: Geacuteo Dorival 18//G. Capon. Designed in apparent collaboration with G. Capon. Promotional goal: Fr. G32. 1918. Item is no. 207 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZ · Stayner Owen photographer. |
| Subjects | Tuberculosis--1910-1920. Snakes--1910-1920. Hands--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,803 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1075_Il_faut_vaincre_la_tube_1918 |
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