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Frederic G. Cooper

Food: Don't Waste It

Description

Maker

Frederic G. Cooper (b. 1883)
W. F. Powers Lithographic Co., printer
The United States Food Administration, publisher

Title

Food: Don't Waste It

Year

1917

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

72.5 x 52.5 cm (28 9/16 x 20 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

title lithographed in upper and lower portion of poster: food / don't waste it; lithographed in center portion of poster: 1 - buy it with thought / 2 - cook it with care / 3 - use less wheat & meat / 4 - buy local foods / 5 - serve just enough / 6 - use what is left; lithographed in lower margin: U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION; lithographed in LL margin: No. 1; lithographed in LR margin: THE W.F. POWERS CO. LITHO, N.Y.; artist monogram in LR quadrant: fgc

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Robert Leeson

Object Number

69.001X.99

Type

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Frederic G. Cooper (b. 1883)
W. F. Powers Lithographic Co., printer
The United States Food Administration, publisher
Food: Don't Waste It, 1917
lithograph
72.5 x 52.5 cm (28 9/16 x 20 11/16 inches)
Gift of Robert Leeson 69.001X.99

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