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Louis RaemaekersWW-1917-118668

1917·Lithograph in black on paper·87.5 × 56 cm (34 1/2 × 22 1/16 in.)

<p>Raemaekers became one of the most well-known wartime propaganda artists, and his images were widely circulated not only in the United Kingdom but also in the United States. The British government exhibited his works, like <em>Armenia</em>, in traveling shows to raise money for the country. The sale of prints signed by the artist helped support the Armenian community in England and elsewhere. A growing diaspora of Armenians resulted from their systematic displacement and murder by the Ottoman Empire, a German ally during World War I. This would offer a premonition of further genocides to come in the 20th century.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1917
Medium: Lithograph in black on paper
Dimensions: 87.5 × 56 cm (34 1/2 × 22 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Louis Raemaekers

Artist

Louis Raemaekers

Printmaking

Louis Raemaekers was a Dutch graphic artist and printmaker known for incisive political and social commentary delivered through drawing and lithography. Active during the early twentieth century, his work addressed war, injustice, and public morality with a sharp, often caricatural line. Raemaekers employed satire as a formal strategy rather than decoration, creating images that functioned as visual argument. His prints circulated widely in European and American publications, establishing him as one of the period's most prominent illustrative voices.

Netherlands

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