Unknown Artist
French, 20th century
To the Amputees—Join the Workforce
INV-7933
Unknown Artist
French, 20th centuryc. 1918
To the Amputees—Join the Workforce
Unknown Artist French, 20th century →posterprint
Date
c. 1918
Medium
Color lithograph on paper
Dimensions
114.9 × 75.2 cm (45 1/4 × 29 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. N. M. Goldsmith
This optimistic poster promises disabled veterans that they can still live a happy and productive life through labor. Published through the American Red Cross, in conjunction with the undersecretary of state of the French Military Health Service, the poster advertises apprenticeships in new professions if returning soldiers are no longer able to practice their old trades. Vignettes of amputees employing new prosthetic limbs in various factory and agricultural trades illustrate the many options veterans could choose to pursue.
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