Italians, Help the Red Cross to Come to the Aid of Those with Tuberculosis

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Italians, Help the Red Cross to Come to the Aid of Those with Tuberculosis

c. 1920

Basilio Cascella (Italian, 1860–1950) Printed by Stab. d'Arti Grafiche Galileo, Milan, Italy

Using a small dagger, the Red Cross nurse attacks a globe-encircling monster, a metaphor for tuberculosis. The contrast between the nurse, dressed in white, and the monster, in black, heightens the drama of the contest. Since World War I, posters such as this have aided campaigns of the Red Cross and other public health groups in their continuing struggles against tuberculosis, cancer, and other serious illnesses.

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Object Details

Titles:

Italians, Help the Red Cross to Come to the Aid of Those with Tuberculosis
Italians, Help the Red Cross to Cure Those with Tuberculosis

Date:

c. 1920

Artists:

Basilio Cascella (Italian, 1860–1950) Printed by Stab. d'Arti Grafiche Galileo, Milan, Italy

Medium:

Color lithograph (poster)

Dimensions:

Sheet: 39 1/8 x 26 7/8 inches (99.4 x 68.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The William H. Helfand Collection, 1988

Accession Number:

1988-102-56

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