Suzanne Ferrand (born 1902) was a French artist and illustrator. She illustrated two
World War I
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posters. One was titled (in French), "Grow Wheat, It is Gold for France." It prominently features wheat, a sickle, and the French flag. The second poster released in 1918, was titled (in French), "Save Your Wine For Our Soldiers." On the poster is a wine jug, a vine of
grape
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The cultivation of ...
s, and a cup filled with wine.
Her contemporaries were artists
Celia Fiennes
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Early life
Born at Newton Tony, Wiltshire,"June 7t ...
,
Vera Allison
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, Theodor Baumgartner, Francesco De Rocchi, and William Beattie.
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1902 births
20th-century French women artists
World War I artists
French poster artists
French women illustrators
Year of death missing
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