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Auction History Result 2b336 CARDINAL MERCIER linen 20x28 WWI war poster 1917 more food for starving millions, Illion art! Date Sold 12/10/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 20 1/4" x 27 3/4" [51 x 70 cm]) (Learn More) Cardinal Mercier, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) Home Front poster ("Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions. Eat less wheat-meat-fats and sugar. Ship more to the war-stricken people of France- Belgium- Italy") requesting that people eat less and ship more to the war-torn countries in Europe, and featuring George Illion art of the famous Catholic cardinal. Note that Cardinal Mercier was a Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and is well-remembered for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of Belgium from 1914 to 1918. After the invasion, he distributed a strong pastoral letter, Patriotism and Endurance, to be read in all his churches, urging the people to keep up their spirits. Artist: George Illion Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was folded once in each direction and it had minor wear on the folds. It had some smudges in the background areas, with a stain in the top of the first "E" of "MERCIER", and one in the background to the right of the tagline. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was backed onto a thin linen with no restoration and no excess. Learn More about condition grades 
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