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. This paritcular illustration was reprinted by request.

Publication date: 1917-05-27

Size: 29 x 25 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: full color

Language:

• English

Geography:

• United States

Subject(s):

• Memorial Day
• War and society

Genre(s):

• Cartoons
• Political 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 (May 27, 1917), Part 5/Color Section/Fiction, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

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