Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg. – Antique 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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This rare vintage poster captures Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Help the Red Cross / Herman Roeg.
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Herman Roeg's 1918 color lithograph, titled "Help the Red Cross," was produced for the American Red Cross during the last year of the First World War. Its catalog subjects point to the poster's core appeals: nursing care, war casualties, and the money needed to pay for medical aid and relief. In 1918 the Red Cross grew rapidly, enrolling millions of members and running large fundraising drives, and posters like this one carried those appeals into public spaces across the United States. The poster offers a useful view of how wartime charity was marketed to ordinary Americans.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 70 x 48 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | American Red Cross--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects--United States. Nurses--1910-1920. War casualties--1910-1920. War bonds & funds--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,027 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 106_Help_the_Red_Cross_He_1918 |
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