Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse

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Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

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Apron Armchair Bottle Chick Convalescent Doctor Illness Iris Nurse Nurses Nursing Obey Pinafore Poorly Quick Recover Recovery Rhyme Shelf Sick Verse

EDITORS COMMENTS
this vintage postcard design from circa 1937 urges, as a kindly nurse with an apron and pinafore approaches a sickly child sitting in an armchair. The nurse cradles a large bottle of medicine in one hand, its red label stark against the white background, while the child clutches a toy chick in the other. The child's expression is one of determination and resolve, as if willing their body to recover from illness. The black silhouette of a shelf filled with bottles and jars of medicine looms in the background, a reminder of the many remedies and treatments available during the 1930s. The nurse's stern yet gentle demeanor and the child's resilient spirit come together in this poignant scene, evoking the importance of obedience and care during a time of sickness. The postcard's design is both whimsical and practical, with a playful rhyme and verse printed on the reverse side: "When you're ill and feeling blue, / Obey your doctor, and your nurse too, / Quickly recover, convalesce, / And soon you'll be fit and well, I promise you!" The use of color is sparing but effective, with the red bottle and toy chick standing out against the muted tones of the nurse's uniform and the child's sickly complexion. The overall effect is one of warmth, compassion, and the promise of a speedy recovery. This postcard design is a charming reminder of the role of nurses and doctors in caring for the sick and the importance of following medical advice during times of illness.

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