Shpeiz vot gevinen krieg! [Food will win the war!], a color lithograph poster, calling to support the war effort of the Allies of World War I and to be sparing with the consumption of wheat. New-York United States Food Administration, [1917/1918]. Printed by Rusling Wood. Yiddish. Illustration: Charles Edward Chambers.
A poster published by the United States Food Administration headed by Herbert Hoover (a body that was responsible for providing food to American soldiers and the soldiers of the Allies of World War I). The poster appeals to immigrants: "You Came Here seeking freedom, now you must help defend it. Wheat is needed for the Allies. Waste nothing".
The illustration depicts immigrants in New York's harbor, with the Statue of Liberty and a red, white and blue rainbow in the background.
This poster was also printed in other additional languages that were common among the immigrants to the USA.
The poster was designed by the American artist Charles Edward Chambers (1883-1941). Chambers was an advertising illustrator as well as a story illustrator. His illustrations were published in several of the most prominent magazines in the USA, including "Cosmopolitan" and "Harper's".
51x76 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases. Tears and open tears, especially along margins (not affecting the text or illustration), some of them reinforced with tape.
See: Witnesses to History, the Jewish Poster 1770-1985, a Selection from the Judah L. Magnes Museum. Berkeley (California), 1989, p. 48.