Le Vin
Artist
Suzanne Ferrand
born 1902
Date1918
Dimensions21 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (54.6 x 36.2 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of Peter A. Blatz
Object numberPH.217
DescriptionAlong with bread, wine was one of the most common rations given to French soldiers at the front, primarily to uphold morale. Here, the artist depicts a classic French wine flacon wrapped in leather. While the caption can be basically translated as: “Save the wine for our soldiers,” the word “poilus” means “the hairy ones”—a term of endearment used to describe French infantrymen during World War I. On View
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