Haskell Coffin

Joan of Arc Saved France

Maker

Haskell Coffin (American, 1878 - 1941)

Title

Joan of Arc Saved France

Year

1918

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

100.7 x 74.5 cm (39 5/8 x 29 5/16 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Title printed in top margin: "Joan of Arc Saved France" ; artist name signed in stone in LL quadrant: "Haskell Coffin"; printed in bottom half: "WOMEN OF AMERICA / SAVE YOUR COUNTRY / Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS / UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT"; printed in box at LL corner: "W.S.S / WAR SAVINGS STAMPS / ISSUED BY THE / UNITED STATES / GOVERNMENT" ; printed in oval in LR corner: UNITED STATES / PRINTING & / LITHOGRAPH / NEW YORK / CO" ; printed in LL corner: "S-1"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

18.542

Type

Exhibition History

Fantasy, Myth, Legend
Imagining the Past in Works on Paper since 1750
Dec 16, 2023 – Jun 02, 2024

Label copy

Haskell Coffin was known for his images of conventionally beautiful women. Here he not only depicts Joan of Arc as beautiful, but as the savior of France. Dressed in armor and raising her sword, this martyr from the 1400s encourages American women to save their country by investing in savings stamps during World War I.

In the early 1900s, Joan of Arc was a popular figure. She was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic church in 1920, just two years after this poster was made. Her story was used to exemplify religious piety, patriotic sacrifice, and femininity—even 500 years after she lived.

–RN

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Haskell Coffin (American, 1878 - 1941)
Joan of Arc Saved France, 1918
Color lithograph on paper
100.7 x 74.5 cm (39 5/8 x 29 5/16 inches) (sheet)
Museum Collection 18.542

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