Polish Victims' Relief Fund. Most holy Virgin of Czenstochowa help us / Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E. – Vintage Wall Art
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A window into the past: Polish Victims' Relief Fund. Most holy Virgin of Czenstochowa help us / Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Polish Victims' Relief Fund. Most holy Virgin of Czenstochowa help us / Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E.
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A plea addressed directly to the Virgin of Czestochowa sets this poster apart from the recruiting and war-loan images common on British walls in 1915. The icon, a dark-faced image of Mary kept at the Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, has been Poland's most revered religious image for centuries, so invoking it spoke to a people whose homeland was torn apart by the fighting between German and Russian armies. Printed in London by Johnson, Riddle & Co., the color lithograph asked British donors to help Polish civilians left destitute by the war. It shows how wartime charity drew on religious devotion as well as national sympathy.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Mary,--Blessed Virgin, Saint--Apparitions and miracles. Our Lady of Czestochowa (Icon)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--England--1910-1920. Refugees--Polish--1910-1920. Icons--Polish--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,059 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1117_Polish_Victims_Relief_F_1915 |
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