Prints, advertising; Image of a girl wearing a short white dress, tights, and a red and blue poppy flower in her hair and holding a doll that is dressed as a wounded French soldier with bandages; a black poodle holding a bowl in its mouth and wearing a blue and red bow sits next to the child; the poster promotes "City of Paris Day," which was a charitable campaign held concurrently with the French national holiday of Bastille Day during World War I. Date based on year in item title. "Poulbot"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom right of image. "25 / Unis / France"--text, stamp, bottom right margin. "Editeur Imp. H. Chachoin, 108, Rue Folie-Méricourt"--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 118.75 x 78.42 cm (46 3/4 x 30 7/8 in.)
Charities--France Children--Pictorial works Dogs--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works Toys--Pictorial works War casualties--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--France Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--French--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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