The sun shining on blossom; representing the help given to tuberculous patients of the Herwonnen Levenskracht sanatorium. Lithograph by M. Wiegman, 192- (?).

  • Wiegman, Matthieu, 1886-1971.
Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Reference:
995819i
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Description

A fund-raising poster for Herwonnen Levenskracht ("Recovered vital strength"), a rural Roman Catholic organization that supported the tuberculous in the Netherlands. It ran a home for tuberculosis patients from 1925 to 1933. It held annual "flower days" to raise funds, hence the blossoms in the present print

Publication/Creation

[The Netherlands] : [publisher not identified], [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 64.4 x 35.7 cm

Lettering

Herwonnen Levenskracht. Brengt zon in het leven der tuberculeuzen. Matth. Wiegman.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 995819i

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