Mangez moins de viande... [Eat less meat...] Accession Number: ARTV06108

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This French poster depicts a fish caught on a fishing line. The text, translated from the French, encourages the public to 'eat less meat and save our livestock'. This poster is one of a series drawn by schoolchildren.

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Accession Number
ARTV06108
Artist
Marthe Picard
Publisher
Union Francaise
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph printed on two sheets
Measurement
Overall
Medium
lithograph printed on two sheets
Date Made
c. 1914-20
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from Reseach Centre in 1982
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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