Be Patriotic, circa 1918

Item — Folder: 9

Identifier: A1999-081-013

Scope and Contents

American Minerva reaching out arms towards the viewer with the caption "Be Patriotic, sign your country's pledge to save the food".

Dates

Creation: circa 1918

Creator

Stahr, Paul (Paul C.), 1883-1953 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s : Chromolithograph on paper ; overall: 29 x 21 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Exhibition Label

Object labels, "'Americans, Do Your Bit': World War I in Posters" Opened 3 June 2017

Be Patriotic, 1917-1919 Paul C. Stahr (1883-1953) Printed by W. F. Powers Co. New York Gift of Diana Korzenik and Andrew S. Dibner, A99/81/13

When they signed the United States Food Administration pledge, Americans agreed not to waste food and to observe a wheatless, a meatless, and a porkless day every week. These pledges were designed to encourage women, typically in charge of food preparation and household spending, to play a home-based role in the war effort.