Our Colored Heroes, 1918 chromolithograph poster

A chromolithographic poster showing a night battle in a wooded clearing under a bright moon. A Black American soldier in khaki strikes out at troops in gray uniforms with spiked helmets, while fallen men lie across the grass and an American flag flies behind. A cream text panel at lower left reads "Honored as Heroes."

Artist

E. G. Renesch

Date

1918

Medium

Chromolithograph on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

4000 × 3205 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery