Description: DESCRIPTION OF ITEM: THIS PATRIOTIC POSTER FEATURES A REPRODUCTION OF THE 1918 WWI PROPAGANDA POSTER DESIGNED BY JOHN E. SHERIDAN FOR THE U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION DISCOURAGING DOMESTIC FOOD WASTE. IT FEATURES A BASKET OF FOOD IN FOREGROUND WITH SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN THE WAR ON HORSEBACK WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG FLYING IN THE BACKGROUDN - TO REMIND US ON THE HOMEFRONT NOT TO WASTE FOOD DURING THIS TIME OF RESOURCE SHORTAGES. Herbert Hoover, head of the US Food Administration during World War I, famously declared, “Food will win the war.” Both he and the United States government more generally encouraged Americans at home to decrease their consumption of food and to focus on the production of more foodstuffs at home for soldiers abroad. With the conflict firing on foreign shores, the United States remained able to produce goods at home, suffering no direct combat interruption. The goods it produced would serve as a source of food to those Allied nations where the battle overran production areas like farms and manufacturing plants. In 1918, the rate of United States food exportation—mainly of bread, sugar, and meat—increased three-fold from the amount of exportation prior to the war. Propaganda posters sang of food as “ammunition,” a commodity that Americans could employ as their own weaponry. By rationing their consumption and increasing food production for Allies in need, Americans on the home front could join the fight. ARTIST: John Emmet Sheridan (June 14, 1877 – July 3, 1948) was an illustrator well known in his lifetime for his cover art for The Saturday Evening Post, his illustrations for Collier's Weekly and Ladies' Home Journal, and his commercial advertisements. He is "credited with the idea of using posters to advertise college sports." Sheridan was a member of the Dutch Treat Club, and a frequent contributor to the program of their annual banquet and show, and was an instructor at New York's School of Visual Arts at the time of its founding. He was born on June 14, 1877, in Tomah, Wisconsin. Sheridan attended Georgetown University graduating in 1901. During World War I, he created many patriotic posters in support of the United States' war effort as part of the committee of artists that also included Charles Dana Gibson (creator of the Gibson Girl) and James Montgomery Flagg (creator of the iconic Uncle Sam recruiting poster). Sheridan was art editor for the Washington Times (predecessor of the now-defunct Washington Times-Herald) and worked for the San Francisco Chronicle in the development of its first color Sunday supplement. Between 1931 and 1939 he produced 13 cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post. He died on July 3, 1948, at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. As an artist of advertisements and magazine covers, Sheridan was not always free to sign his full name to his art work. As a result, many of his illustrations contain only stylized monograms to identify the artist. PLEASE SEE PHOTO FOR DETAILS AND CONDITION OF THIS NEW POSTER SIZE OF POSTER PRINT - 12 X 18 INCHES DATE OF ORIGINAL PRINT, POSTER OR ADVERT - 1918At PosterPrint Shop we look for rare & unusual ITEMS OF commercial graphics from throughout the world. We purchase them and add to our collection. We use our collection to photograph items for production of PosterPrints. The PosterPrints are printed on high quality 48 # acid free PREMIUM GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER (to insure high depth ink holding and wrinkle free product) Most of the PosterPrints have APPROX 1/4" border MARGINS for framing, to use in framing without matting. MOST POSTERPRINTS HAVE IMAGE SIZE OF 11.5 X 17.5. As decorative art these PosterPrints give you - the buyer - an opportunity to purchase and enjoy fine graphics (which in most cases are rare in original form) in a size and price range to fit most all. As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderful historic graphics of the past. Should you have any questions please feel free to email us and we will do our best to clarify. We use USPS. We ship in custom made extra thick ROUND TUBES..... WE SHIP POSTERPRINTS ROLLED + PROTECTED BY PLASTIC BAG WE ship items DAILY. For multiple purchases please wait for our invoice... THANKS. We pride ourselves on quality product, service and shipping. POSTERPRINTARTSHOP Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 21.95 USD
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