The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration in 1917. It features an expressive painting by Harvey Dunn in the top half of two soldiers at the front line advancing into battle with bayonets ready beneath a grey swirling sky. The viewer is transported to the harsh environment of the cold, grey, bleak European battlefields. Dunn was one of 8 artist correspondents who worked with the American expeditionary force in Europe. The title text printed beneath in black, brown and red urges the viewer to ration their food for 'the fuel for the fighters'. The emblem of the United States Food Administration is positioned in the upper left corner.
After the United States entered the war in April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Herbert Hoover head of the U.S. Food Administration. Hoover believed "food will win the war." He established set days to encourage people to avoid eating particular foods in order to save them for soldiers' rations: meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and "when in doubt, eat potatoes."
(i) Rawls, Walton, 'Wake Up, America! World War I and the American Poster' pp112 - 118
A United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration (poster No.17) in 1918. Depicts an abundant tableaux of brightly coloured fruit and vegetables. The text is posit
American First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. Printed in sepia it features a central photograph depicting three French Women dragging a large plough. The title frame
First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. It features an image of a starving woman and her children standing in front of the bombed ruins of a cathedral. The title and te
An American First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. The top half of the poster features a dramatic black and white depiction of a starving mother feeding her baby. Her
American First World War poster depicting a woman serving corn, with corn cakes, pancakes and containers of syrup, corn meal, etc in front of her. The poster was produced by the United States Food Adm
First Wold War United States poster issued by the National War Gardens Commission (NWGC) in 1918. The National War Gardens Commission was established in the United States in March 1917 (one month befo