It is a remarkable story
World War I poster.
At the beginning of World War I, the American Red Cross was a small organization, still in the process of developing its programs and identity. The US entry into the war in 1917 spurned a period of growth for the Red Cross. Reeling under the demands of the national war effort, President Woodrow Wilson appointed a War Council to direct the Red Cross, with Henry P. Davison as the volunteer chairman. By the time the war ended in 1918, the Red Cross was a major national humanitarian organization.
At the beginning of World War I, the American Red Cross was a small organization, still in the process of developing its programs and identity. The US entry into the war in 1917 spurned a period of growth for the Red Cross. Reeling under the demands of the national war effort, President Woodrow Wilson appointed a War Council to direct the Red Cross, with Henry P. Davison as the volunteer chairman. By the time the war ended in 1918, the Red Cross was a major national humanitarian organization.
Artwork Details
- Title: It is a remarkable story
- Publisher: War Council of the American Red Cross
- Date: 1918
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 21 in. × 13 7/8 in. (53.4 × 35.2 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Posters
- Credit Line: Gift of William C. Moore, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.535.745
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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