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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
Pro Orfani di Guerra
Appeal for Italian war orphans, 1919
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
An anonymous Italian poster of about 1919 for the war orphans, 100 by 70 cm, photographed from the sheet in the Eybl collection at the Vienna poster museum.
Why it matters
The title means for the war orphans, and the appeal raised its money through the sale of war toys. The Eybl record notes that Italian advertising knew the pull of children's pictures, and finds the toy sale cynical today.
What to notice
Children's pictures put to work for the orphans' fund, with the war toys on offer.
Toy soldiers, sold for soldiers' children.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Campaign
- Relief and Welfare
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Appeal for Italian war orphans, 1919
- Source
- Sammlung Eybl, Plakatmuseum Wien (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-old, PD-old-text). Maker's death year unrecorded; the EU and UK term (life plus 70) cannot be confirmed, so exposure outside the US stands until it is.
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