Le crime de Reims. Exposition . . . au profit des victimes du bombardement de Reims et du refuge franco-belge – 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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Step back in time with Le crime de Reims. Exposition . . . au profit des victimes du bombardement de Reims et du refuge franco-belge, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Le crime de Reims. Exposition . . . au profit des victimes du bombardement de Reims et du refuge franco-belge
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Few images of the First World War made the bombing of Reims cathedral as central as this 1916 lithograph, which takes the city's damaged Gothic landmark as its subject and calls it "the crime." German artillery shelled Reims from September 1914, and fire swept the cathedral's roof during the bombardment, a loss that became a symbol of wartime destruction on both sides. Printed in two colors, the poster advertised an exhibition whose proceeds went to victims of the shelling and to a French-Belgian refuge, so its appeal was both moral and charitable. It is signed by the artist A. Sénéchal.
| Created / published | 1916 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (two colors) ; 95 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: The crime of Rheims. Exhibition . . . to benefit the victims of the shelling of Rheims and for the French-Belgian shelter. Signed: A. Seacuteneacutechal 1916. Promotional goal: Fr. K92.J7. 1916. Item is no. 251 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. MB · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Notre-Dame de Reims (Cathedral)--1910-1920. Fires--France--Reims--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Destruction & pillage--German--France--Reims. World War 1914-1918--Exhibitions--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,782 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 826_Le_crime_de_Reims_Expos_1916 |
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