| Place | North & Central America: United States of America |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV07571 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 55.8 x 35.3 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | lithograph on card |
| Maker |
Benda, Wladyslaw Theodore US Army Unknown |
| Place made | United States of America |
| Date made | 1914-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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What is meant by the single standard of morals?...
Description
The final poster placard of a series of 20 produced to educate United States soldiers and sailors about sex hygiene and venereal diseases. The information is presented via a combination of scientific facts and moral instruction. The series are in the form of placards simply designed largely with text accompanied by various photographic illustrations or diagrams. They are printed in black and red on white card. Each framed with a diagonally hatched grey border and a single black border. This placard is titled ' What is meant by the single standard of morals?'. It features an illustration by the Polish born American illustrator Wladyslaw Benda of a stereotypical ' pure girl'.
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