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Shameful Brand of American "Democracy"

Poster
1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Viktor Koretsky had been active as a poster designer and graphic artist from the 1930s and was among the artists honoured with state prizes by the Soviet government in 1942 in recognition of their contribution to the war effort. This Cold War critique of American racism, illustrating the face of the Statue of Liberty disfigured by a lynching scene, evokes the documentary impact of photomontage used in his earlier compositions.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShameful Brand of American "Democracy" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour photolithograph
Brief description
Shameful Brand of American "Democracy" by Koretsky, published by Izogiz. USSR, 1963.
Physical description
Statue of Liberty disfigured by a lynching scene
Dimensions
  • Height: 84.1cm
  • Width: 59cm
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
Summary
Viktor Koretsky had been active as a poster designer and graphic artist from the 1930s and was among the artists honoured with state prizes by the Soviet government in 1942 in recognition of their contribution to the war effort. This Cold War critique of American racism, illustrating the face of the Statue of Liberty disfigured by a lynching scene, evokes the documentary impact of photomontage used in his earlier compositions.
Other number
LS.1401 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1739-2004

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Record createdJuly 3, 2004
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