The greatest mother in the world / A.E. Foringer. – 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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The greatest mother in the world / A.E. Foringer.
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Foringer's poster casts the Red Cross nurse as the "greatest mother in the world," a claim that turns a wartime medical role into a family image. Printed in 1917, the year the United States entered the war, it belongs to the flood of American Red Cross posters that asked the public to join, give, and support care for sick and wounded soldiers. Its subjects, nurses and war casualties, reflect how the Red Cross presented its work to civilians at home, many of whom would never see a battlefield hospital.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal : U.S. J8. 191- Promotional goal : U.S. G21. 191- · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | American Red Cross. World War 1914-1918--Medical aspects. Nurses--1910-1920. War casualties--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,118 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 101_The_greatest_mother_in_1917 |
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