Selected images from the exhibit

Eiffel Tower Through Doorway - American Red Cross Officer Lewis Wickes Hine (1874 - 1940) Circa, 1918 - 1919 Courtesy George Eastman House	Man with Artificial Arms Lewis Wickes Hine (1874 - 1940) Circa, 1918 Courtesy George Eastman House
Health Center Lewis Wickes Hine (1874 - 1940) Circa, 1918 Courtesy George Eastman House	The American Red Cross in France: Clinic for French Children Cameron Burnside (1887 - 1952) Oil on canvas, circa, 1919 American Red Cross Museum Collection Burnside probably drew his inspiration for this painting from the preceding photograph by Lewis Hine.
The American Red Cross in France: Line of Communication Canteen Cameron Burnside (1887 - 1952) Oil on canvas, circa, 1919 American Red Cross Museum Collection	American Red Cross Canten at the Front Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 - 1937) Oil on canvas, circa, 1918 American Red Cross Museum Collection

About the Artists

“Thanks to your power of work and your gift of organization, thanks to the devotion which moves all your supporters and the great outburst of love which has permeated the whole of America, you have accomplished wonders. Nothing is sweeter at this time than to express in the joy of triumph the support that you have offered us.”

Tribute to American Red Cross War Council by M. Chassaigne-Goyon, Vice President of the Municipal Council, Hotel de Ville, Paris, November 14, 1918.

Check out these other resources on the American Red Cross history and World War I

• World War I Accomplishments of the American Red Cross
• Jane Delano (1862-1919) Founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service
• American Red Cross Nursing
• American Red Cross History Timeline
• 100 Significant Dates in Red Cross History

This exhibit was made possible by the generous support of the American Red Cross Museum’s Col. Joseph G. and Dorothy E. “Gunny” Fowler Endowment Fund.

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