En Alsace Libérée
Artist
Béatrix Grognuz
France
Printer
Union Francaise
France
Date1918
MediumStone Lithograph
Dimensions21 1/2 x 14 in. (54.6 x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.7059
DescriptionOn March 1, 1871, the Prussian army held a victory parade in Paris to celebrate its triumph in the Franco- Prussian War. From then on, the region of Alsace would be under German control. That same day, Alsace declared that it wanted to remain part of France. Forty-seven years later to the day, the French president commemorated the anniversary of that declaration, stating that the country would win back Alsace—a bold statement at a time when France was facing dismal odds in the war. This poster capitalizes on the national sentiment toward this lost territory, stating that “In liberated Alsace the young girls restrict themselves with a good heart to hasten the deliverance of Alsace, annexed again. Do like them.” In other words, the children of one of the most suffering parts of the country are willingly rationing their consumption for the greater good.On View
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