Poster
Object number2010.39.122
Illustrator
Ray Greenleaf
Lithographer
Niagara Lithograph Company
Copyright holder
American Red Cross
Date1918
OriginBuffalo, NY
Mediumpaper; ink
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionRectangular full-color printed poster. At top, image features image of a house and evergreen tree covered snow. Below image is text with advertising message and image of a red cross; images of ivy leaves throughout text.Dimensions30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)InscriptionsBelow image is text, "Answer the / RED / CROSS / Christmas Roll Call / All you need is a heart / and a dollar."
MarksText on bottom edge:
Left edge, "NIAGARA LITHO.CO. BUFFALO-NEW YORK".
Right edge, just below text, "Ray Greenleaf [logo] / COMMITTEE / ON-PUBLIC INFORMATION / DIVISION-OF / PICTORIAL / PUBLICITY".
Bottom right edge, "Copyright 1918-AMERICAN RED CROSS".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
Related person
Carl T. Schofer
(1860 - 1920)
Related person
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
On View
Not on view
c. 1918
1924
