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Kampf um Wien Ausstellung

Poster
1941 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait-format poster with burgundy background in the upper three-quarters of the sheet, black background in the lower quarter. Image of a church steeple/ cathedral roof. Protruding flag poles with the red swastika flags of the Third Reich. Golden Third Reich eagle in centre of the composition.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKampf um Wien Ausstellung (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Third Reich poster advertising an exhibition entitled 'Kampf um Wien' [Battle for Vienna]. Austria, 1941.
Physical description
Portrait-format poster with burgundy background in the upper three-quarters of the sheet, black background in the lower quarter. Image of a church steeple/ cathedral roof. Protruding flag poles with the red swastika flags of the Third Reich. Golden Third Reich eagle in centre of the composition.
Dimensions
  • Height: 62.3cm
  • Width: 44.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Kampf um Wien/ Kampf für Grussdeutschland (across top)
  • Ausstellung/ vom 26 . April - 2 . Juni 1941 im Messepalast Wien VII. / T'A . Glich Geoffnet von 10-21 UHR
  • Druck Gerin Wien (bottom right corner, along border of poster sheet)
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
Places depicted
Other number
LS.1611 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.368-2004

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2004
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