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Alfred Ost
The Belgian Dime (Le Dubbeltje Belge), ca 1916
Children often supported the war through patriotic classroom displays and fundraisers. Inscriptions on this enlivening propaganda poster describe these young Belgian refugees as "too young to save [our homeland] by force of arms" yet compassionate for those suffering in German-occupied Belgium.
From 1914 to 1918, Germany ravaged neutral Belgium, sending more than one million refugees to the Netherlands and France. The Dutch charity Dubbeltje Belge (Belgian Dime) commissioned Ost to design stamps, medallions, and prints to raise funds. Proceeds from the sale of this print supported collaborative French and American humanitarian efforts. |