Food is Ammunition

Artist J. E. SHERIDAN

Datec. 1918

Mediumlithograph

ClassificationsInformation Forms

Credit LineTransfer from the university library

Object number1973.57.31B

DescriptionSilhouetted against an orange sky are men on horseback, one carrying the flag which shows red, white and blue, the men and horses are black; below this in color is a large basket filled with fruit and vegetables; surrounding this is a border of black darker than the men in the center area; the basket moves into this border; the words in orange letters FOOD IS AMMUNITION are below the basket and below them in green: DON'T WASTE IT, in orange: UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION; the artist's name is directly to the right of the basket; in the lower left corner: NO. 5, in the lower right corner: HEYWOOD STRASSER & VOIGT LITHO. CO., N.Y

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