Poster

Object number2010.39.125

Date1918

OriginBoston, MA

Mediumpaper; ink

Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation

DescriptionRectangular printed poster. Text at top is advertising message. Below text features an image of a young toddler boy placing a rectangular sign with a red cross in center on a window. Boy is sitting on a window ledge; window has a wreath near the top, and set of curtains with floral and houses printed. Date at bottom of poster; ivy and berries above date.Dimensions27.875 x 20.875 in. (70.8 x 53 cm)
SignedText on bottom of window ledge "JESSIE WILCOX SMITH".
InscriptionsText at top: "Have YOU a / Red Cross Service Flag?"

Text at bottom of poster, "1918".
MarksText on bottom left edge "COPYRIGHT, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS." and right edge, "FORBES / BOSTON".
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 Erwin Schofer (died 1955)

Related person Carl T. Schofer (1860 - 1920)

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