The colors

"The colors," a famous full-page illustration by John T. McCutcheon, commemorates the sacrifices of soldiers in four cells. Pictured is a gold and green field in times of peace, a red field of dead bodies in times of war, a field of mourners wearing black after war, and a field of white gravestones. In this particular reprint of the illustration, the red cell appears yellow, but readers are encouraged to purchase their own framed, full-color copy of the illustration.

Publication date: 1939-04-30

Copyright date: 1917

Size: 47.5 x 32.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: full color

Language:

• English

Genre(s):

• Cartoons
• Editorial cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 30, 1939), Picture Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949