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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The Posters That Went to War · The Allies, 1914–1918
3,000,000 Belgians Are Destitute in Belgium: They Must Not Starve
John Hassall (1868-1948) · Belgian relief, the local fund, 1915
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour lithograph John Hassall drew in 1915 for Belgian relief, 98 by 62 cm, signed Hassall, from the Library of Congress.
Why it matters
Germany had held most of Belgium since the autumn of 1914, and the sheet asked British readers to support the local fund so that the Belgians would not starve. Hassall was the poster artist of Skegness Is So Bracing.
What to notice
The figure in the headline, three million, and the plain order beneath it: support the local fund.
Three million, and one local fund.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- John Hassall (1868-1948)
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Belgian relief, the local fund, 1915
- Source
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02: Public domain (PD-Layout, PD-US-expired-text, PD-old-70-1923).
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