Poster
1945 (made)
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Poster, with the lettering 'In Memory of the Children of Europe who have to Die of Cold and Hunger This Xmas.' Jesus is shown reaching down from the Cross to a small crown of children below. Signed and dated.
Object details
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| Brief description | Poster bringing awareness to children in poverty by Oskar Kokoschka. Printed by the Baynard Press, London. Lithograph, 1945. |
| Physical description | Poster, with the lettering 'In Memory of the Children of Europe who have to Die of Cold and Hunger This Xmas.' Jesus is shown reaching down from the Cross to a small crown of children below. Signed and dated. |
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| Object history | Five thousand copies of this poster were displayed in London as an appeal by the artist for the starving children of Europe. A version with lettering in Spanish was also made. |
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| Accession number | E.776-1976 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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