"Marianne", Toile de Guerre (War Toile)
Designer Unknown Designer
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This French printed toile, or textile, based on traditional French printed toiles de Jouy, was intended to boost patriotism during World War I. The motif of Marianne (the classically-dressed Athena-like figure) symbolizes reason, liberty, and the personification of the French people and is rendered in a manner both up-to-date and traditional, making it topical and movingly nostalgic.
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