Amputees of War

Description

This poster promotes an advocacy agency for disabled veterans that offers them a range of services to help them reintegrate into civilian life. In the image, a uniformed and decorated serviceman clasps hands with a similarly decorated farmer in civilian garb. Though both have lost different limbs, their gesture indicates solidarity and camaraderie among veterans, bridging rural, urban, and professional differences.

Amputees of War

George Dorival

1917

Accession Number

77093

Medium

Color lithograph on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 119.3 × 78.7 cm (47 × 31 in.)

Classification

poster

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Robertson