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The Greatest Mother in the World

Poster
1918 (made)
Artist/Maker
American Red Cross (made)
Foringer, A. E. (made)
Place of origin
United States (made)

Lithograph poster from American Red Cross lettered "The Greatest Mother in the World"

Object details

Categories
Posters
War
Prints
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Greatest Mother in the World (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph poster on paper
Paper
Lithograph
Brief description
Poster by A. E. Foringer: American Red Cross, 1918 - "The Greatest Mother in the World." Lithograph.
Physical description
Lithograph poster from American Red Cross lettered "The Greatest Mother in the World"
Dimensions
  • Height: 40in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 29in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed A. E. Foringer. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Imperial War Museum.
Subjects depicted
American Red Cross
First World War
Associations
First World War
American Red Cross
United States
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.149-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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