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Historic 1918 Jewish Welfare Board WW I Poster

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Historic 1918 "Jewish Welfare Board" WW I Poster

1918, WW I, "Civilians - Jewish Welfare Board" Poster, by Sidney Riesenber, Fine.
This impressive, patriotic WW I poster measures 33" x 22" and was printed for the Jewish Welfare Board. One of the most important "Jewish" related WW I posters, it includes the Doughboys as well as a large blue Star of David. The poster's artist is Sidney H. Riesenber, who was born in Chicago, moved to New York early in his career and became noted as both a major illustrator and painter. He did covers and interior work for such magazines as Harpers, Scribners, Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. Riesenber's paintings were mainly of a Western genre, his original oils are actively sought after and have been setting record prices at recent auctions. It is thought he reached his peak as an illustrator during WW I, being personally inspired by the war effort. His major works include "Remember The Flag of Liberty" (the famed immigrant 3rd Liberty Loan poster) and the dramatic "Over The Top For You." This poster was printed on stock tan paper which has some proper acid-free archival reinforcement along the reverse side outer borders for better handling and display. We have sold other examples of this poster for upwards of $1,200 in our prior auctions.

The National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) was formed on April 9, 1917, three days after the United States declared war on Germany. The organization was charged with recruiting and training rabbis for military service, as well as providing support materials to these newly commissioned chaplains. The JWB also maintained oversight of Jewish chapel facilities at military installations. The United War Work Campaign was a unified fund raising campaign of for the YMCA, the YWCA, the Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library Association, and the Salvation Army. The goal of the campaign was to raise $170,500,000 for the fund.

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