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Libertad de Cultos

Poster
1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
El Coordinador De Asuntos Interamericanos (publishers)
Kauffer, E. McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
United States (made)

White Christian cross with a dagger superimposed. Its blade pierces a shredded Nazi flag.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleLibertad de Cultos
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
"Libertad de Cultos" [Freedom of Worship] by E. McKnight Kauffer. USA, 1947.
Physical description
White Christian cross with a dagger superimposed. Its blade pierces a shredded Nazi flag.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.7cm
  • Width: 36.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Libertad de Cultos
    Translation
    Freedom of Worship
  • UNA DE LAS CUATRO LIBERTADES POR LAS QUE LUCHAN LOS ALIADOS
    Translation
    (from the Spanish) one of the four freedoms that the Allies are fighting for
  • E. McKnight Kauffer '47 (lower right)
  • publicado por El Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E.U.A.
    Translation
    Published for the Co-ordinator of Ineramerican Issues, Washington, USA
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
Production
printed in Washington, D.C.
Subjects depicted
War
Propaganda
Freedom
Worship
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.858-2004

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O108705/libertad-de-cultos-poster-kauffer-e-mcknight/
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