Can Vegetables Fruits and the Kaiser too, 1918

Item — Folder: 2

Identifier: A2000-037-006

Scope and Contents

Illustration of canned tomatoes and peas and the Kaiser in a jar with helmet and sword

Dates

Creation: 1918

Creator

Verrees, J. Paul, 1889- (Person)
National War Garden Commission (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s : Lithograph on paper ; overall: 12 x 9 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

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

Can Vegetables, 1918 J. Paul Verrees (b. 1889) Printed by Gatchel & Manning, Engraver Philadelphia Gift of Andrew S. Dibner, A2000/37/06

Along with dramatic or stern messages, poster artists sometimes employed humor. Belgian artist, J. Paul Verrees'a wounded soldier recovering in America'used a caricature of the enemy to advertise a National War Garden Commission booklet on canning. This Commission gave instructions on gardening to families and community groups, and provided the opportunity for amateur gardeners to purchase fertilizer, seeds and tools at wholesale prices. The Commission hoped that the window card recipient would 'place it where it will be seen by those whom it may urge to conserve and preserve vegetables and fruits for winter use, thereby aiding to win the war.'