What Nazis think of German-Americans

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Artist/Maker	US Office of War Information (issued by)
Place of origin	United States (made)

This propaganda poster issued by the American Office of War Information was designed to discourage German-American allegiance with Germany. To accomplish this goal, it reproduces in the style of telegram strips a divisive quote spoken by Braun von Stumm on 28 October 1942.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	What Nazis think of German-Americans (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Ink
Brief description	Second World War propaganda poster. Goebbels's insults to German emigrants. USA, 1943.
Physical description	Facial caricature of Joseph Goebbels (with the word 'lies' in his mouth). Goebbels quotation printed below as ticker tape or telegram strips. Mechanical hand. Swastika.
Marks and inscriptions	German emigrants are completely/ uprooted creatures who do/ not deserve to be called German..." OWI Poster No. 48. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-512675
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	War Propaganda Politics Swastika Caricature Goebbels, Joseph World War II
Places depicted	United States Germany
Summary	This propaganda poster issued by the American Office of War Information was designed to discourage German-American allegiance with Germany. To accomplish this goal, it reproduces in the style of telegram strips a divisive quote spoken by Braun von Stumm on 28 October 1942.
Other number	LS.2382 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.971-2004

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Record created	October 20, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106591/what-nazis-think-of-german-poster-us-office-of/

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