The isolationist: am I my brother's keeper?" American will never accept the curse of Cain" – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The isolationist: am I my brother's keeper?" American will never accept the curse of Cain". The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The isolationist: am I my brother's keeper?" American will never accept the curse of Cain"
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Few posters of the 1920s make their argument as pointedly as this one, which borrows the Bible's question, "Am I my brother's keeper?", from Genesis to frame America's refusal to take part in other nations' quarrels. The poster pairs that question with the claim that the country will never accept "the curse of Cain," turning the story of Cain and Abel into a statement about foreign policy. Issued in Washington, D.C., in 1924 by the National Council for the Prevention of War, it reflects the postwar mood that had kept the United States out of the League of Nations and wary of European entanglements. As a color print, it shows how pacifist groups used scripture and blunt slogans to make their case to the public.
| Created / published | Washington, D.C. : National Council for Prevention of War, Washington, D.C., 1924. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 76 x 55 cm. |
| Subjects | Promotional goal: U.S. J1. 1924. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Title. II. Title: Curse of Cain. Neutrality; U.S. Hist.--1924; Posters; Bible--O.T.--Genesis. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,103 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-124779 |
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