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Solange dieses Monster nicht zerstört ist, gibt es keinen Frieden

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Solange dieses Monster nicht zerstört ist, gibt es keinen Frieden

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Zusammenfassung

Drawing shows an allegorical figure labeled "Civilization" holding a large sword and shield labeled "England, France, Russia, Italy, [and] U.S." facing a large serpent, possibly meant to represent Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing a spiked-helmet, coiled around female figures labeled "Alsace, Lorraine, Belgium, Serbia, Poland, [and] Rumania" (i.e., Romania).

Variant title inscribed in pencil on verso: Until this monster (Prussian militarism) is destroyed, there is no peace.
Includes a sketch of a woman on verso.
Stamped on verso: L.C. Fine Arts Division.
Inscribed in ink on verso: 320042.
(DLC/PP-1932:0042).
Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Published in: New York Herald, Jan. 12, 1917, p. 1.
Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences of WW I" in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2017 - June 2018.

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Datum

1914 - 1918
person

Mitwirkende

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931, artist
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Quelle

Library of Congress
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Copyright-info

Publication may be restricted. For information see "Cabinet of American Illustration," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/111_cai.html

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