They are looking to us for help - Are you one of us? Add your bit to the Red Cross War Fund / L. N. Britton. – Vintage 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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This large color lithograph from 1917 asks viewers directly, "Are you one of us?", and urges them to contribute to the American Red Cross War Fund. The United States had entered the First World War that April, and the Red Cross was raising money for relief at home and for soldiers and civilians overseas. Posters like this one, with their blunt appeals and bold lettering, were a central tool of wartime fundraising, which relied on mass public giving. The record credits L. N. Britton as the designer, and the poster was later included in the Library of Congress exhibition *American Treasures*, held in 2005 and 2006.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 88 x 138 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress Library of Congress 2005-2006. · MacKaye Percy 1875-1956. |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War bonds & funds--1910-1920. War relief--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 3,974 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 143_They_are_looking_to_us_1917 |
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