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French Resistance...

Poster
1944 (made)
Artist/Maker
Louvat, R. (artist)
Kanova, G. (photographer)
Place of origin
London (published)

This poster visualises the idea of the 'flame of French resistance.' General De Gaulle had used this metaphor in his famous BBC broadcast of 18 June 1940: 'Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not be put out.' In 1944 Free French troops aided by resistance groups (Forces Françaises de L'Intérieur) participated in the liberation of France.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Access_to_Images 2003
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleFrench Resistance... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Ink
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Second World War French resistance poster by Louvat and Kanova, published in London 1944
Physical description
Rendered mainly in blue, white, and red - the colours of the French flag (known as the Tricolour) - the poster shows red and white flames transforming into the strangulating grip of black and white hands around the neck of a green-faced enemy.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.4cm
  • Width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • FRENCH RESISTANCE/ HELPS THROTTLE THE BOCHE (printed in grey, black and white block capital letters)
  • (artists' signatures printed upper right corner)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
War
Resistance
Propaganda
Soldier
Helmet
Hands
Flames
Flags
World War II
Summary
This poster visualises the idea of the 'flame of French resistance.' General De Gaulle had used this metaphor in his famous BBC broadcast of 18 June 1940: 'Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not be put out.' In 1944 Free French troops aided by resistance groups (Forces Françaises de L'Intérieur) participated in the liberation of France.
Other number
LS.389 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.272-2004

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Record createdJune 23, 2004
Record URL
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