Alerta America!
Poster
1942 (made)
1942 (made)
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Colombia was among many Central and South American nations (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) to support the Allied forces during World War II. In this poster, the Axis powers are symbolised by the sneaking, menacing grip of a jaundiced claw-like hand. It warns for the nations to remain alert to enemy forces. In November 1942 (the year this poster was made), Colombia severed diplomatic ties with France's Vichy government.
Object details
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| Title | Alerta America! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "Alerta America!" by Rivera Gil (?). World War II-era poster. Colombia. 1942. |
| Physical description | Yellow hand with claw-like fingernails, shaded in green, reaching for a blue globe depicting Central and South America. Purple background upper half of sheet, fading to white. |
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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 | Colombia was among many Central and South American nations (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) to support the Allied forces during World War II. In this poster, the Axis powers are symbolised by the sneaking, menacing grip of a jaundiced claw-like hand. It warns for the nations to remain alert to enemy forces. In November 1942 (the year this poster was made), Colombia severed diplomatic ties with France's Vichy government. |
| Other number | LS.1639 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.697-2004 |
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| Record created | September 27, 2004 |
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