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Auction History Result 3j0435 SPIRIT OF THE RED CROSS linen 1sh 1918 great James Montgomery Flagg art & he wrote it, rare! Date Sold 2/18/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28 1/4" x 41" [72 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Spirit of the Red Cross, the 1918 silent World War I (WWI) romantic melodrama short ("The motion picture by James Montgomery Flagg produced by Jack Eaton and E.F. Warner for the American Red Cross"; "'Not one shall be left behind'"; about a soldier who fights in the war and when he is wounded, he is rescued by his sweetheart who is a Red Cross nurse) starring Raymond McKee, and Claire Adams. Note that famed illustrator James Montgomery Flagg (best remembered for his iconic "I Want You" Uncle Sam recruiting poster and other legendary war posters) wrote this short and his art was used on the theatrical one-sheet. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: James Montgomery Flagg Important Added Info: Note that ANY movie paper from this movie is incredibly rare. We have never auctioned even a single movie paper item from this movie until we received this one-sheet! Also note that this one-sheet measures 28 1/4" x 41" [72 x 104 cm]. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was tri-folded only and it had minor wear on the folds. It had an irregular diagonal tear in the upper right that ran from the center of the top border through the title and credits, and through the upper right background area, ending in the right border, around 14" from the top. It had a 4" tear in the left of the top border and a 7" tear in the left of the bottom border, with pinholes in the corners. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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