Raemaekers, Louis. The Stars and Stripes in the Service of Humanity, c. 1917. black chalk and watercolor with traces of white paint; framing lines in black chalk, Sheet: 55.7 x 38.4 cm (21 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.). General Income Fund, 1917.886. Copyrighted.

The Stars and Stripes in the Service of Humanity

c. 1917

Louis Raemaekers

Louis Raemaekers (Belgian, 1869–1956)

Drawings

The Stars and Stripes in the Service of Humanity, c. 1917. Louis Raemaekers (Belgian, 1869–1956). Black chalk and watercolor with traces of white paint; framing lines in black chalk; sheet: 55.7 x 38.4 cm (21 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund 1917.886

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Raemaekers, Louis
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: black chalk and watercolor with traces of white paint; framing lines in black chalk
Medium: black, chalk, watercolor, traces, white, paint, framing, lines
Dimensions: Sheet: 55.7 x 38.4 cm (21 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed, lower right, in black chalk: Louis Raemaekers.- ; by artist, along lower right edge, in black chalk: The Stars & Stripes in the service of Humanity. ; [by artist?], left center, in black chalk: Land & Water. [crossed out, sideways] ; VERSO, upper left, in black chalk: 27. [circled] I. ; upper center, in graphite: 1567 [sideways] ; right center, in graphite: 1634 [circled, upside down] ; lower left, in graphite: 3 [illegible] W.D. / 6 1/4" wide ; lower left, in graphite: A 29 [circled] ; lower right, in graphite: 16 3/4 x 24 [underlined]
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1917.886
Credit Line: General Income Fund
Rights Statement: Copyrighted