c. 1920
Italians, Help the Red Cross to Come to the Aid of Those with Tuberculosis
Basilio CascellaItalian, 1860 - 1950
Using a small dagger, the Red Cross nurse attacks a globe-encircling monster, a metaphor for tuberculosis. The contrast between the nurse, dressed in white, and the monster, in black, heightens the drama of the contest. Since World War I, posters such as this have aided campaigns of the Red Cross and other public health groups in their continuing struggles against tuberculosis, cancer, and other serious illnesses.
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