Ask the women and children
Poster
ca. 1942 (made)
ca. 1942 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The text is a quotation from President F. D. Roosevelt's 'A call for sacrifice' radio address of 28 April 1942. It is an example of a poster being used in conjunction with radio to reinforce a message. Kollwitz's image was originally commissioned in 1924 by the Internationale Arbeiterhilfe [International Workers' Aid] for a poster entitled 'Germany's Children are Starving'. It was subsequently used in several posters in various countries and appears here anachronistically to support the American war effort.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ask the women and children (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph printed in black and brown |
| Brief description | Second World War poster after Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), USA, ca. 1942 |
| Physical description | Poster depicting starving children with empty bowls |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ask the women and children whom Hitler is starving whether rationing is too great a sacrifice |
| 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 |
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| Summary | The text is a quotation from President F. D. Roosevelt's 'A call for sacrifice' radio address of 28 April 1942. It is an example of a poster being used in conjunction with radio to reinforce a message. Kollwitz's image was originally commissioned in 1924 by the Internationale Arbeiterhilfe [International Workers' Aid] for a poster entitled 'Germany's Children are Starving'. It was subsequently used in several posters in various countries and appears here anachronistically to support the American war effort. |
| Other number | LS.2458 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1652-2004 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2004 |
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