by Antonia Piccirillo | Dec 11, 2025
Just by taking a quick look at the 1917 U.S. Food Administration poster “Food, Don’t Waste It” appears to be almost too simple to hold any significance. The poster was created by Frederic G. Cooper. He made the poster very simple, with no imagery, decorative features,...
by Ayame Ciocoiu | Dec 2, 2025
“Wake Up America!” is a recognizable work of WWI propaganda designed for the Mayor’s Committee on National Defense, a non-profit organization formed by city officials during the war in 1917. American artist, James Montgomery Flagg was...
by Valerie Melo | Dec 2, 2025
Charles Livingston Bull’s campaign poster “Save the products of the land – Eat more fish – they feed themselves” was created between 1917 to 1918 for the United States Food Administration (USFA). This was during World War I, which was a critical time for food...
by Bianca Hernandez | Dec 1, 2025
The “We Can’t Digest the Scum” political cartoon was created by Billy Ireland on March 4, 1919. There is a tall, slender man, known as Uncle Sam, who is a symbol of America. Uncle Sam is seen leaning over a giant sizzling pot with a ladle in his hand. The pot is...
by Cooper Balut | Dec 1, 2025
Woodrow Wilson Priming the Prosperity Pump was by Clifford. K Berryman in 1914. The cartoon shines light on the Federal Reserve Act, which has garnered mixed opinions by scholars and historians since its inception. In order to understand this cartoon, it is important...