Fuhr, Ernest
Ernest Fuhr (1874 - 1933) was an American illustrator and artist active in and around New York City. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and in Paris at the Academie Colarossi, and William Merritt Chase and Thomas Eakins were among his teachers. He was known for his illustrations that appeared in the New York Herald, New York World, and other newspapers and magazines, as well as the propaganda pieces he drew during the First World War.
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Sugar means ships. The consumption of sugar sweetened drinks must be reduced...
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A striking c. 1917 propaganda piece from the First World War era, this illustration was drawn by Ernest Fuhr for the United States Food Administration to encourage sugar rationing. The American sugar addiction, which relied on huge fleets to transport raw sugar from tropical ports in the West Indies, significantly reduced the number of oceangoing transport ships that could be commandeered for the war effort - leading to proactive domestic encouragement of rationing. (more details)