Sammelt die Obstkerne ... / Gipkens. – Vintage 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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Sammelt die Obstkerne ... / Gipkens.
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Its German title, *Sammelt die Obstkerne*, asks viewers to gather fruit pits, and the poster shows girls doing the collecting. By 1916 the British naval blockade had cut Germany off from imported fats, so wartime authorities and civilian groups turned to fruit stones, which could be pressed for oil. The lithograph is one of many appeals that enlisted children and young people in the home front economy, and it shows how scarcity was presented as a patriotic duty.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 44 x 58 cm. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany. World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--Germany. Scarcity--Germany--1910-1920. Oils & fats--1910-1920. Girls--Germany--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,014 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1029_Sammelt_die_Obstkerne_1916 |
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