Identifier	mdwp032
Title	Avec la carte--nous en aurons peu--mais nous en aurons tous
Artist	Colas, Yvonne
Subject	Contests in art Food conservation--France Rationing--France School children--France--Art War posters, French World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France
Description	Color poster by 15-year-old Yvonne Colas, Ecole de filles (Girls' School), 13 rue Sorbier, Ville de Paris (City of Paris), that shows a bayonet slicing through a piece of sugar, with the words "Avec la carte--nous en aurons peu--mais nous en aurons tous" ("With [ration] cards we won't have much, but we'll all have something") positioned above right of the image and with the words "Casse aujourd'hui ton sucre en deux por en avoir demain?" ("Break your piece of sugar in half today to have some tomorrow") positioned below the image. Below this message are the words "Union Française, 286, Boulevard St. Germain, Paris. Comité [National] de Prévoyance et d'Économies" ("French Union, 286 Boulevard St. Germain, Paris, [National] Committee for Welfare and Thrift"), and, below that line, the sentence "Cette affiche ne doit pas étre vendue." ("This poster may not be sold.")
Publisher (Original)	Union française (Paris, France). Comité national de Prévoyance et d'Économies
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1918
Date Digital	2009-03-30
Type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 color poster; 54 x 35 cm.
Source	Special Collections Department; Drawer A, Poster Number 032;
Language	French;
Relation	Is Part Of War Posters Collection
Coverage (Time Period)	1911-1920
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