"The child at your door"

ChildAtYourDoor.jpg

Title

"The child at your door"

Creator

Artist Unknown

Description

Text continues: "400,000 orphans starving, no state aid available--Campaign for $30,000,000." Poster shows a child wearing a scarf on her head.

The American Committee for Relief in the Near East (founded as the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, and today known as the Near East Foundation) was formed in 1915 in response to reports of genocide against Armenians during World War I. Later in the war, it expanded its aid efforts to the countries listed here, and today supports development and relief in over 40 countries across the region. It's the earliest American example of organized citizen philanthropy -- fundraising specifically to aid refugee populations overseas. The committee used poignant imagery, celebrity spokespeople, and a wide variety of media outlets to transmit its message to the American people.

Publisher

American Committee for Relief in the Near East

Date

1918

Source

Bside C / World War, 1914-1918

Extent

1 broadside / 52 x 35 cm

Identifier

ChildAtYourDoor.jpg

Format

jpeg

Provenance

Arthur Mooney gift, 1972

Rights

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en

Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

No known copyright. The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Collection

Citation

Artist Unknown, “"The child at your door",” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed November 4, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2322.