Description
William Haskell Coffin The Government Asks You to Do Your Xmas Shopping Early 1918. Young woman wearing a crown of laurels and a white gown holds a sword and a flagstaff above a text that asks people to do their Xmas shopping earlier than usual. This will avoid overloading the nation’s railroads when they are desperately needed to move troops and vital military supplies. Coffin a very successful artist in the first decades of the 20th century, published many magazine covers among other works. He was one of the most highly paid artists of the era. Very very scarce. 30×21 near mint, conservation backed.
