Brandbomben (Firebomb)
Poster
ca. 1941 (made)
ca. 1941 (made)
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Young blonde, blue eyed male and a female wearing protective goggles tending to a firebomb in a loft. The female, whose back is to the viewer, kneels while pouring sand from a bucket to extinguish a fire. The young man arrives with a bucket of water.
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Title | Brandbomben (Firebomb) |
Materials and techniques | colour lithograph |
Brief description | "Brandbomben (Firebomb)" World War II poster by P. Helwig-Strehl offering instructions on extinguishing firebombs with sand and water. Germany, ca. 1941. |
Physical description | Young blonde, blue eyed male and a female wearing protective goggles tending to a firebomb in a loft. The female, whose back is to the viewer, kneels while pouring sand from a bucket to extinguish a fire. The young man arrives with a bucket of water. |
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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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Other number | LS. 546 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.1419-2004 |
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Record created | December 14, 2004 |
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