Vintage 1917 Italian Poster Cushion

Vintage 1917 Italian poster advertising the work of a committe to provide free food to the families of soldiers. Pay a Visit and Willingly Make Your Own Contribution!. Vintage 1917 Italian poster depicting a female figure offering food to two children advertises the work of a committee in Turin organised to provide free food to the families of soldiers. Princess Laetitia of Savoy (born Maria Letizia Bonaparte, 1866-1926) is named as a patron of the committee. The poster lists four distribution centres in the city, and invites the reader to visit these centres and to make a contribution to the relief effort. The poster is by Osvaldo Ballerio (1870-1942), an Italian oil painter and illustrator especially known for his beautiful travel posters.