(3) US WWI Posters: Remember Belgium; Feed a Fighter; Hunger - NO RSV RO56

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(3) US WWI Posters: Remember Belgium; Feed a Fighter; Hunger - NO RSV RO56
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This listing is for 3 original World War I home front posters:
1. "Remember Belgium
”—
creepy green and black graphics! Issued for the 4th Liberty Loan bond drive. Drawn by Ellsworth Young.
"
Ellsworth Young (1866 Albia, Iowa – 1952 Evanston, Illinois) was an American magazine and book illustrator, and a noted painter of landscapes.
Young, an Illinois artist, was a member of the Chicago Painters and Sculptors and the Oak Park River Forest Art League. He painted several posters for the war effort of World War I, his best-known probably being "Remember Belgium". The Allied Nations made use of images of supposed German atrocities to bolster their propaganda machine.” [adapted from wikipedia.org]
30
”
x 20
”
. Good condition, strong color. One long tear from the bottom to the near the center.
This poster has been rolled.
2. “Hunger” by the U.S. Food Administration, urging Americans to save food for the war effort. Stark images of starving civilians (signed “Raleigh,” for artist Henry Raleigh:
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“Hunger” was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. This poster was illustrated by Henry Raleigh in 1918. According to the Documenting the American South Society, Raleigh was known to be one of the highest paid illustrators in America. This poster portrayed starving women and children in Belgium in order to raise support to combat starvation. Citizens were encouraged to support through minimizing food usage. The poster was created and reproduced as a lithograph at the time of it’s distribution. [from knowledge.e.southern.edu]
21” x 28.5” Good condition, edges and corners a bit ragged. This poster has been rolled.
3.  “Feed a Fighter”
by the U.S. Food Administration, urging Americans to save food for the troops. The iage shows a doughboy hunkered in a trench with his messkit. The poster is signed “W. Morgan.
”
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Wallace Morgan (1873 - 1948)
was born in New York City, but grew up in Albany, where his father taught art. He returned to New York after high school, studying at the National Academy of Design. He developed considerable skill in rendering a variety of subjects in ready-to-print form without preliminary sketches. His later work appeared in Collier’s, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker, and the Saturday Evening Post.
"When America entered the war, Wallace had set up his own studio, illustrating magazines, books, and advertising on commission. Selected as one of the official war artists, he was commissioned an army captain in March 1918 and landed in France a month later.
Considered one of the best artists in black and white of his time, Morgan was often referred to as the dean of American Illustrators. He was elected to the National Academy of Design and the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame.” [adapted from americanhistory.si.edu]
21” x 28.75”. Good condition, some small holes at the edge, mildly ragged edges and corners. This poster has been rolled.
Weight: all, 4 oz
A word about these very old (100+ years) posters: these are from a private collection, but they have never been restored, framed, or altered. Most are in the condition they were in when they were taken down the day after World War 1 ended, rolled, and stored away. With a few exceptions, their condition is only antique Good, meaning they are complete, with good graphics and color, but showing signs of much handling and considerable age. These posters were ephemera
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they were never meant to last long after the guns fell silent. Please keep this in mind when buying old paper items such as these.
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