They are giving all - Will you send them wheat? U.S. Food Administration / Harvey Dunn 1918 The W.F. Powers Co. Litho. N.Y. – Historic Print
(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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They are giving all - Will you send them wheat? U.S. Food Administration / Harvey Dunn 1918 The W.F. Powers Co. Litho. N.Y.
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The poster asks its viewer a direct question, "Will you send them wheat?", and pairs it with a bayonet, a reminder that the grain was framed as a matter of supply for troops at the front. Produced in 1918 for the U.S. Food Administration under Herbert Hoover, it belongs to a wartime campaign that urged Americans to cut back on wheat at home so more could be shipped to Allied armies and to hungry civilians in Europe. Harvey Dunn, the illustrator credited here, was among the artists who worked for the government's Division of Pictorial Publicity, and his work reflects how wartime posters tried to tie everyday household choices to the fighting overseas.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 92 x 143 cm. |
| Notes | Designed for the U.S. Food Administration by the Division of Pictorial Publicity. No. 25. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States Food Administration--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Campaigns & battles--1910-1920. Bayonets--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,657 × 3,719 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 289_They_are_giving_all_Wi_1918 |
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