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Foringer GREATEST MOTHER IN WORLD Red Cross Xmas

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This original World War One poster is part of a large collection we are selling during this auction. The posters in this group have been carefully stored for the past century and form an impressive, unique collection. Browse other lots in this auction to view more pieces - buy more than one item and save on shipping. A larger-than-life maternal figure, dressed in a Red Cross nurse's uniform, holds a bandaged soldier on a stretcher across her lap, in a pose that evokes the famous Michelangelo statue "La Pieta". A large red cross looms over her right shoulder.

Title: The Greatest Mother in the World
Artist: NA
Printer: NA
Year: c1918
Dimensions: " by "

Condition/Details: Additional main body text includes: Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Dec. 16 - 23rd Additional margin text includes: NA This bright, vivid poster shows beautifully and has some light creasing and wear concentrated at the edges. This poster has never been folded, nor has it ever been taped or pinned. Truly a remarkable find in this condition.The shipping cost (within the lower 48 states) will be: $8.50

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