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Frederic G. Cooper

Food: Don't Waste It,

Maker

  • The United States Food Administration
  • W. F. Powers Lithographic Co.
  • Frederic G. Cooper

Title

Food: Don't Waste It

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Techniques

  • lithograph

Supports

  • mediumweight white wove paper

Dimensions

72.5 x 52.5 cm (28 9/16 x 20 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

title lithographed in upper and lower portion of poster: food / don't waste it; lithographed in center portion of poster: 1 - buy it with thought / 2 - cook it with care / 3 - use less wheat & meat / 4 - buy local foods / 5 - serve just enough / 6 - use what is left; lithographed in lower margin: U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION; lithographed in LL margin: No. 1; lithographed in LR margin: THE W.F. POWERS CO. LITHO, N.Y.; artist monogram in LR quadrant: fgc

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Robert Leeson

Object Number

69.001X.99

Food: Don't Waste It

title lithographed in upper and lower portion of poster: food / don't waste it; lithographed in center portion of poster: 1 - buy it with thought / 2 - cook it with care / 3 - use less wheat & meat / 4 - buy local foods / 5 - serve just enough / 6 - use what is left; lithographed in lower margin: U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION; lithographed in LL margin: No. 1; lithographed in LR margin: THE W.F. POWERS CO. LITHO, N.Y.; artist monogram in LR quadrant: fgc

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