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Edward Penfield

Will You Help the Women of France? Save Wheat,

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  • The W.F. Powers Company
  • Edward Penfield

Title

Will You Help the Women of France? Save Wheat

Medium

color lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color lithograph

Techniques

  • Color lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

91.4 x 142.2 cm (36 x 56 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Title printed along top: "Will You Help the Women of France?"; printed in UR quadrantL "SAVE WHEAT"; printed on bottom edge: 'They are struggling against starvation and trying to feed not only themselves/ and children:but their husbands and sons who are fighting in the trenches. /DESIGNED FOR THE U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION BY THE DIVISION OF PICTORIAL PUBLICITY.UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION.The WF Powers Co. Litho., NY."; artist name signed in stone, LL: "Edward Penfield"

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Robert Leeson

Object Number

69.001X.37

Will You Help the Women of France? Save Wheat

Title printed along top: "Will You Help the Women of France?"; printed in UR quadrantL "SAVE WHEAT"; printed on bottom edge: 'They are struggling against starvation and trying to feed not only themselves/ and children:but their husbands and sons who are fighting in the trenches. /DESIGNED FOR THE U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION BY THE DIVISION OF PICTORIAL PUBLICITY.UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION.The WF Powers Co. Litho., NY."; artist name signed in stone, LL: "Edward Penfield"

Exhibition History

The Art of the Poster, 1870-1920

November 24, 1989 - February 4, 1990
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Edward Penfield

Will you help the women of France? Save Wheat
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