Belooning
Poster
ca. 1941 (made)
ca. 1941 (made)
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This poster dates to the period of German occupation in the Netherlands during World War II. Following the German forces' bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940, the Dutch army surrendered to German control. Propaganda such as this was displayed as a public notice, printed in Dutch and German so that messages from the Reich would be read and understood by the local population as well as the occupiers.
Object details
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Title | Belooning (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
Brief description | Anonymous text-only poster produced during the Dutch Occupation, World War II. "Belooning". Netherlands, ca. 1941. |
Physical description | Text-only propaganda poster for display in German-occupied Netherlands. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (translated from the 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 dates to the period of German occupation in the Netherlands during World War II. Following the German forces' bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940, the Dutch army surrendered to German control. Propaganda such as this was displayed as a public notice, printed in Dutch and German so that messages from the Reich would be read and understood by the local population as well as the occupiers. |
Other number | LS.577 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.163-2004 |
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Record created | March 9, 2005 |
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