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Will to Wilson

Raemaekers, Louis, 1917, Chromolithograph
Will to Wilson
Will to Wilson
Will to Wilson
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Item no
32884
Title
Will to Wilson
Description
"I thought you were too proud to fight."

"This cartoon has reference to the declaration made by President Wilson following the sinking of the unarmed steamer 'Sussex,' with 325 passengers aboard, on 24 March 1916. About eighty non-combatants of every age and both sexes, including citizens of the United States, were killed or wounded."

Artist / maker
Date
1917
Size
34.3 x 27.2 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Louis Raemaekaers' drawings are reproduced by kind permission of the Louis Raemaekers Foundation.