Eacutenomisons le pain en mangeant des pommes de terre – Vintage 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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Eacutenomisons le pain en mangeant des pommes de terre
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Its French slogan, *Économisons le pain en mangeant des pommes de terre* ("Let us save bread by eating potatoes"), tells the viewer exactly what to do. This color lithograph, signed by Yvonne Vernet and dated 1918, comes from the late stage of the war, when France was working to stretch its scarce wheat supply. Bread was a staple of the French diet, and with farmland disrupted and imports strained, officials and civic groups encouraged households to use potatoes and other substitutes to reduce flour use. The poster is a reminder that the war was fought on the home front too, through everyday meals and household habits.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 55 x 37 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Save bread by eating potatoes. Signed: Yvonne Vernet. Promotional goal: Fr. J72. 1918. Item is no. 220 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZZ · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Potatoes--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,826 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1796_Eacutenomisons_le_pain_1918 |
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