Original WWI Red Cross Greatest Mother In The World Pieta Symbolism War Poster

Description

Original WWI poster designed by artist Alonzo Earl Foringer (1878-1948) in 1918. Before the war the Red Cross was a small organization based in the U.S.. During the war, they saved money and provided help to the warring nations in Europe. Once the U.S. entered the war, the Red Cross was recognized as a vital organization attracting volunteers and major funding from the government. The war launched the Red Cross as a global organization that was capable of helping people around the world. This Pieta styled poster shows a young woman in a Red Cross uniform. The woman has soft features and her eyes look upward as if praying as she holds a wounded soldier, on a stretcher, in her arms. This depiction was meant to promote the image of the Red Cross as a nurturing and supremely caring institution.
Size:
27 1/2 x 20 1/2"
Condition is ok.  Some tears on some of the ends.  See photo's.