You can help American Red Cross Accession Number: ARTV06031

Description

First World War poster issued by the American Red Cross Society. It features an image of a young women knitting. The emblem of the Red Cross Society is positioned prominently over her right shoulder in the upper left corner. The title and text printed in black and red ink is positioned across the bottom. Knitting and providing comfort items to be sent to soldiers fighting at the front was one of the ways which American women contributed to the war effort via the American Red Cross Society.

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Accession Number
ARTV06031
Artist
Wladyslaw Theodore Benda
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 72 x 50 cm
Overall: 74.2 cm x 52.8 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1982
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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