Matineacutee de gala au beacuteneacutefice de lAssociation Nationale de Mutileacutes de la Guerre Theacuteacirctre Sarah Bernhardt – Historic Print
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Matineacutee de gala au beacuteneacutefice de lAssociation Nationale de Mutileacutes de la Guerre Theacuteacirctre Sarah Bernhardt
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Few wartime posters tie charity so directly to the stage as this one does, advertising a gala matinee at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in Paris for the benefit of the National Association of Disabled Servicemen. The sepia lithograph on yellow stock is signed by G. Clairin, a painter who was a friend of the actress Sarah Bernhardt, and it dates to 1917, when France was counting the cost of nearly three years of trench warfare. Theatrical benefits like this were a common way to raise money for veterans with lasting injuries, and the poster's subject headings, military personnel and casualties, point to the men it was meant to help.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (sepia on yellow background) ; 120 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Matinee gala to benefit the National Association of Disabled Servicemen. Sarah Bernhardt Theater. Signed: G. Clairin. Promotional goal: Fr. K700.J7. 1917. Item is no. 271 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. MF · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. World War 1914-1918--Casualties--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,827 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1540_Matineacutee_de_gala_au_1917 |
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