Hygieacutene de guerre – 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 Hygieacutene de guerre in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hygieacutene de guerre
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Printed in blue ink and signed by Victor Prouvé, the French artist associated with the Nancy school of Art Nouveau, this 1918 poster carries the title *Hygiène de guerre*, or "War Hygiene." Its subjects, mothers and children, eating, and nutrition, reflect how wartime health concerns in 1918 centered on feeding families under strain from rationing and scarcity. The poster's listed sponsorship by the United States Food Administration points to the wider Allied push that year to promote careful food use and conservation. Its health-and-home message was typical of wartime posters, which often linked the ordinary household's diet to the strength of the nation.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (blue ink) ; 64 x 49 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: War hygiene. Signed: V. Prouveacute 1918. Promotional goal: Fr. G32. 1918. Item is no. 212 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZ · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | Mothers & children--1910-1920. Eating & drinking--1910-1910. Nutrition--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,772 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 537_Hygieacutene_de_guerre_1918 |
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