Kultur has passed here / Raemaekers. – 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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Its title, "Kultur has passed here," draws on the wartime term for German militarism, which Dutch cartoonist Louis Raemaekers pictured as a destructive force across occupied Europe. His drawings were widely reprinted in Allied countries, and the record lists the United States Food Administration as sponsor, a reminder that American propaganda often tied the war to food relief and conservation. The subject headings point to war dead, mothers, and children, showing how civilian suffering was used to argue for the Allied cause.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 27 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Casualties. Dead persons--1910-1920. Mothers & children--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,693 × 4,676 px · prints to 19 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 542_Kultur_has_passed_here_1916 |
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