Details
Contributor Renesch, E. G., publisher.
Title Colored man is no slacker [graphic].
Publisher Chicago: E. G. Renesch
Publisher ILL. Chicago. 1918-1950
Date [ca. 1918 - ca. 1950]
Physical Description 1 print: color photomechanical print in frame; sheet 51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Description Poster, possibly a modern reproduction, commemorating the service of African American men during World War I. Shows a young African American couple, including an infantry man in uniform, looking at each other, in a slight embrace, and holding their left hands. The woman wears a blue, calf-length frock with a white Puritan collar and white cuffs and black and white boots with heels. Her hair is pinned under. Her companion wears a tan uniform, including a campaign hat, jacket, jodhpurs, gaiters, and boots. They stand on a pathway lined with flower bushes and potted flowering plants that leads to a portico. In the background, a troop of African American soldiers, including a soldier bearing the American flag, marches. Rows of trees are visible in the distance.
Notes Title from item.
Range in publication date inferred from medium and copyright statement: [copyright symbol of "c" in circle] 1918 By E. G. Renesch, Chicago.
Name of publisher from copyright statement.
Description revised 2022.
Access points reviewed 2022.
Subject African American couples.
African American soldiers.
Flags -- American.
Holding hands.
Patriotism.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American.
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1910-1950.
Posters -- 1910-1950.
Associated name Renesch, E. G., publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Framed graphics [P.2016.28]
Accession number P.2016.28