Prints, advertising; Image of the allegorical figure Columbia, draped in an American flag and wearing a white dress and helmet, holding a sword above her head to defend a girl, representing the countries of Armenia, Greece, Syria, and Persia, who clings to her legs; with a shield of the flags of Allied countries including the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Italy in the background; the poster promotes the January 12-19, 1919, giving campaign during World War I of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. Right bottom margin missing on local copy; date based on year in artist's signature. "Douglas Volk / 1918"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom left of image. "DPP"--text, monogram initials of the Division of Pictorial Publicity of the Committee on Public Information, bottom left of image. "Am[erican Lithographic Co. N.Y.]"--text, fragment of printer's credit line, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; image 98.9 x 69.06 cm (38 15/16 x 27 3/16 in.) ; overall 102.24 x 75.57 cm (40 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
Charities--United States Children--Pictorial works Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Flags--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Finance--United States World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--France American Committee for Relief in the Near East Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--American--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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