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Artist/Maker	John Heartfield (maker)
Place of origin	Germany (printed)

Poster depicting four bloody iron axes tied together to form the shape of a swastika

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Categories	Posters Politics Propaganda War
Object type	poster
Title	... Blut und Eisen (published title)
Materials and techniques	Half-tone line block Ink Paper Half-Tone Printing
Brief description	Poster from a set of 20, designed by John Heartfield entitled '... Blut und Eisen' [the old watchword in the 'new' Reich Blood and Iron], issued as no.8 of a series, published by Verlag für Agitations- und Anschauungsmittel with the Academy of Art D.D.R.. Germany, 1934
Physical description	Poster depicting four bloody iron axes tied together to form the shape of a swastika
Dimensions	Height: 405mm Width: 286mm
Credit line	Given by Erica Millman
Associated objects	E.4069:1-1995 (Set) E.4069:2-1995 (Set) E.4069:3-1995 (Set) E.4069:4-1995 (Set) E.4069:5-1995 (Set) E.4069:6-1995 (Set) E.4069:7-1995 (Set) E.4069:8-1995 (Set) E.4069:9-1995 (Set) E.4069:10-1995 (Set) E.4069:11-1995 (Set) E.4069:12-1995 (Set) E.4069:13-1995 (Set) E.4069:14-1995 (Set) E.4069:15-1995 (Set) E.4069:16-1995 (Set) E.4069:17-1995 (Set) E.4069:18-1995 (Set) E.4069:19-1995 (Set) E.4069:20-1995 (Set)
Bibliographic references	Taken from R.P. 95/2059 Catalogue Sheet Taken from R.P. 95/2059 Acquisition Form
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4069:12-1995

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Record created	March 31, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O213448/-blut-und-eisen-poster-john-heartfield/

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