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Charles Edward Chambers

Food Will Win the War

Maker

Charles Edward Chambers (American)
Rusling Wood Lithographic, printer
The United States Food Administration, publisher

Title

Food Will Win the War

Year

1917

Medium

  • lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • lithograph

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • lightweight white wove paper

Dimensions

75 x 50 cm (29 1/2 x 19 11/16 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

title lithographed below image: FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR; lithographed beneath title: You came here seeking Freedom / You must now help to preserve it / WHEAT is needed for the allies / Waste nothing / UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION; artist signature lithographed in LR quadrant of image: CHAMBERS; printed in LL margin: No. 18; printed in LR margin: RUSLING WOOD, LITHO. N.Y.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Robert Leeson

Object Number

69.001X.7

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  • Prints

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Charles Edward Chambers (American)
Rusling Wood Lithographic, printer
The United States Food Administration, publisher
Food Will Win the War, 1917
lithograph
75 x 50 cm (29 1/2 x 19 11/16 inches) (sheet)
Gift of Robert Leeson 69.001X.7

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