Halte aux Menteurs!

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Artist/Maker	Paix Et Liberté (commissioned and published)
Place of origin	France (published)

French politician Jean-Paul David created Paix et Liberté, a French anti-Communist propaganda organization, in 1950 for the purpose of waging a poster campaign in direct opposition to political posters published by the French Communist Party since the end of World War II. The organization often used the words and themes of the French Communist Party’s posters to ridicule their political agenda.

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Categories	Politics Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Halte aux Menteurs! (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Print on paper Paper Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	Anti-communist party poster, France, 1950-1955
Physical description	Poster
Dimensions	Height: 80cm Width: 59.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Halte aux menteurs!// Les cocobacilles sèment la haine!'
Credit line	Given by Michael Voggenauer, in memory of his father Josef Voggenauer
Subject depicted	National Maps
Summary	French politician Jean-Paul David created Paix et Liberté, a French anti-Communist propaganda organization, in 1950 for the purpose of waging a poster campaign in direct opposition to political posters published by the French Communist Party since the end of World War II. The organization often used the words and themes of the French Communist Party’s posters to ridicule their political agenda.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.169-2006

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Record created	May 30, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124422/halte-aux-menteurs-poster-paix-et-liberté/

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