Poster, 'Joan of Arc Saved France'

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Title

Poster, 'Joan of Arc Saved France'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Women and war savings stamps This First World War poster was created by the United States Government Treasury Department to advertise the sale of war saving stamps to help fund the country's participation in the war. The poster specifically encouraged women to buy war savings stamps to support the war effort. It features a colour image of the French heroine Joan of Arc in full armor, brandishing a sword, but wearing feminine lipstick and makeup. The Christian subtext implies that Joan did God...

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Format

Image

Date created

1918

Creator

Haskell Coffin / The United States Printing & Lithograph Co. / United States Treasury Department

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/971439

Related subjects

women / World War, 1914-1918 / War / ink / paper / political posters / colour lithography / War bonds & funds / United States

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