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Anti Nazi WWII Hitler Churchill Stalin
£450.00
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring a caricature by the British cartoon artist KEM Kimon Evan Marengo (1904-1988), produced for the Ministry of Information with a quote in Persian - Strongly he secured his two hands so that his fetters could not be broken even by a fierce elephant - adapted from the Shahnameh / Book of Kings by the renowned Persian poet and author Ferdowsi (Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi; 940-019/1025CE). Great design depicting Hitler as the mythical figure Zahhak with the faces of Mussolini and Tojo as the evil king's snakes growing out of his shoulders, being led on a horse with his arms tied behind his back, the horse's tail dragging a guard with a swastika armband in the foreground and depictions of Churchill smoking a cigar on a horse with a Union Jack flag, Stalin smoking a pipe and Roosevelt holding a sword on a horse with the American flag walking in front of two men standing by the hills and trees in the background. Good condition, pinholes, staining, creasing, small tears on edges.
- Country
- UK
- Year
- 1943
- Style
- Propaganda Posters
- Artist
- Kimon Evan Marengo
- Size (cm)
- 34x23