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War Council of the American Red Cross

ca. 1917 · Commercial color lithograph · Drawings and Prints

World War I poster. At the beginning of World War I, the American Red Cross was a small organization, still in the process of developing its programs and identity. The US entry into the war in 1917 spurned a period of growth for the Red Cross. Reeling under the demands of the national war effort, President Woodrow Wilson appointed a War Council to direct the Red Cross, with Henry P. Davison as the volunteer chairman. By the time the war ended in 1918, the Red Cross was a major national humanitarian organization.

Artist

War Council of the American Red Cross

Date

ca. 1917

Medium

Commercial color lithograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of William C. Moore, 1972