Helpt Deze Vlek Verwijderen - Steunt Het Prins Bernhard Comite
Poster
ca. 1941 (made)
ca. 1941 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This poster was produced in Curaçao, an island which forms part of the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean. In 1940, German Nazi forces occupied the Netherlands, a neutral territory, after a devasting aerial raid on Rotterdam. The country was not only ravaged and scarred by its German occupiers, but also by Allied counter-attacks and Dutch attempts at self-defence. This poster makes an appeal from the colonies to help the Prince Bernhard Committee in its attempts to "erase the stain" of Nazi presence.
Object details
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| Title | Helpt Deze Vlek Verwijderen - Steunt Het Prins Bernhard Comite (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Dutch propaganda poster by MH. Made in Curaçao. (World War II). |
| Physical description | Swastika dripping blood on a black & white background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Helpt Deze Vlek Verwijderen - Steunt Het Prins Bernhard Comite' (in Dutch)
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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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| Summary | This poster was produced in Curaçao, an island which forms part of the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean. In 1940, German Nazi forces occupied the Netherlands, a neutral territory, after a devasting aerial raid on Rotterdam. The country was not only ravaged and scarred by its German occupiers, but also by Allied counter-attacks and Dutch attempts at self-defence. This poster makes an appeal from the colonies to help the Prince Bernhard Committee in its attempts to "erase the stain" of Nazi presence. |
| Other number | LS.1751 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1801-2004 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2005 |
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