La guerre et les humoristes. Exposition . . . – Vintage Print
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Among the wartime posters on this board, this one is unusual for its subject: it advertises an exhibition of humorous art about the war, held in France in 1917. The catalog record lists scissors among its subjects, which may point to the wartime censor's shears, a familiar satirical target as newspapers and cartoonists worked under military review. Signed by M. Leroy, the color lithograph shows how French artists turned the hardships of the front and home front into public entertainment, even as the war dragged on.
| Created / published | 1917 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 100 x 138 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: The war and the humorists. Exhibition . . . Signed: M. Leroy. Exchange Imperial War Museum London. Promotional goal: Fr. K92.J7. 1917. Item is no. 244 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 | World War 1914-1918--Exhibtions--France. Scissors & shears--1910-1920. Art exhibitions--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,785 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 227_La_guerre_et_les_humori_1917 |
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