Four years in the fight. The women of France, we owe them houses of cheer. United War Work Campaign. Y.W.C.A.
Date1918
Artist
Lucien Jonas
(French artist and illustrator, 1880–1947)
Printer/Printmaker
Strobridge Lithographing Co.
(New York and Cincinnati lithography company, 1880–1960)
Illustration CitationPoster for Y.W.C.A Support for French Women Campaign
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 41 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (106.4 × 71 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-372
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextDuring World War I, the Young Women's Christian Association joined with the United War Work Campaign, a coalition of several organizations, to support the cause of American and allied-force groups dedicated to the war effort. Lucien Jonas was a French artist commissioned by the government of France for patriotic paintings and posters during the war. His work was also published in America.