by Artist (4)
Ben Shahn
(Kaunas, Lithuania, September 12, 1898 - March 14, 1969, New York City, NY)This is Nazi Brutality, 1942
Offset lithography on paper
37 7/8 in. x 28 1/4 in. (96.2 cm x 71.76 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, American, New York
Technique:
Offset lithography
Credit Line:
Gift of Dolores Taller
Accession Number:
P2001.8.21
Poster; OWI (Office of War Information), United States Office, Washington USA; contents: THIS IS NAZI BRUTALITY, poster, 1942, color; #p144
Edition
Poster; OWI (Office of War Information), United States Office, Washington USA; contents: THIS IS NAZI BRUTALITY, poster, 1942, color; #p144
Commentary
Text on the work: This is Nazi brutality / RADIO BERLIN. -- IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED: - / ALL MEN OF LIDICE - CZECHOSLOVAKIA - HAVE BEEN SHOT: / THE WOMEN DEPORTED TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP: / THE CHILDREN SENT TO APPROPRIATE CENTERS -- THE / NAME OF THE VILLAGE WAS IMMEDIATELY ABOLISHED. / 6/11/42/115P
Bibliography
Francis K. Pohl, Love and Joy About Letters: The Work of Ben Shahn and Mirella Bentivoglio (Claremont: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2003), 13 (illustrated/color).
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Concentration Camps,
Genocide,
Genocide,
Hate,
Hate crimes,
Holocaust,
Lidice,
Murder,
Nazi,
Office of War Information,
Suffering,
World War II
- Concentration Camps
- Genocide
- Genocide
- Hate
- Hate crimes
- Holocaust
- Lidice
- Murder
- Nazi
- Office of War Information
- Suffering
- World War II
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Love and Joy About Letters: the work of Ben Shahn and Mirella Bentivolio Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College , 8/30/2003 - 12/21/2003
Dimensions
- Sheet Dimensions: 37 7/8 x 28 1/4 in. (96.2 x 71.76 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Love and Joy About Letters.
Love and Joy About Letters
Pomona College Museum of Art.
Claremont, CA, 2003
Page Number: 13
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