Lest they perish Campaign for $30000000 - American Committee for Relief in the Near East--Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia / W.B. King Conwell Graphic Companies N.Y. – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Lest they perish Campaign for $30000000 - American Committee for Relief in the Near East--Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia / W.B. King Conwell Graphic Companies N.Y.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Lest they perish Campaign for $30000000 - American Committee for Relief in the Near East--Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia / W.B. King Conwell Graphic Companies N.Y.
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Printed in 1917, this lithograph appeals for a $30,000,000 campaign on behalf of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, which named Armenia, Greece, Syria, and Persia as the regions it aimed to help. The poster's title, "Lest They Perish," echoes the urgency of the period, when the Ottoman Empire's wartime violence against Armenians and other Christian communities had left large numbers of civilians displaced, starving, and dependent on outside aid. Its listing of Cleveland H. Dodge as treasurer points to the financial backing behind the drive. The poster is also a useful record of how American wartime fundraising framed humanitarian relief as a public duty.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 47 x 32 cm. |
| Notes | One Madison Ave. New York Cleveland H. Dodge Treasurer. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Near East Relief (Organization)--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War 1914-1918--Women. War relief--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,714 × 4,687 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1523_Lest_they_perish_Campai_1917 |
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