
Original Satyrical lithographic poster. «POUR LA PRISE DE PARIS, 14 Juin 1940, hommage d’une profonde admiration aux glorieuses armées Nazies. On the background of red flags, we can see Hitler surrounded by the emblems of the Nazi Party and of the Communist Party. N the first plan, Staline. Wearing the swastika and the red star on his. Doing the nazi salute. In the left side, the small man represents. Jacques Duclos, the leader of the Communist French Parti. And the armband of the PCF on his jacket. This poster has been edited by the newspaper “Paix et Liberté” : Journal Anti communist French newspaper, from 1950 to 1956. In response to the appeal of Stockholm and in the context of the Cold War and the beginning of the Korean War, Jean-Paul David, Deputé-Maire of Mantes and Secretary General of the RGR (Rassemblement des Gauches Republicaines), created the organization “Paix et Liberté (Peace and Freedom)” in September 1950. The goal was to respond to the propaganda spread by the PCF (Parti communiste Français). This propaganda organisation had a considerable amount of American funding. “Paix et Liberté” was one of the expanding “anti-communist apparatus” organizations during the Cold War. Indeed, it was part of a transnational cooperation based on common Western values (notably freedom), which were binarily opposed to that of the Eastern bloc. Jean-Paul David went to the United States in January 1952, at the invitation of the National Committee to Free Europe, and met several senior American officials, including Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. In 1954, he met Vice-President Richard Nixon. The poster denounce the Stalinist regime and communist propaganda, but also targeted the PCF and its leaders, presented as agents in the service of the USSR, such as Maurice Thorez or Jacques Duclos. Dim : 60 x 40 cm / 23,6 x 15,7 inch. Spéciale de Paix et Liberté. WE DON’T SELL LASER AND COPIE. S MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUE. Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\Europe Maps”. The seller is “efi6″ and is located in this country: FR. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Date Range: 1950
- Printing Technique: Lithography
- Year: 1950
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Features: Antique
- City: Paris
- Country/Region: France, Germany, Russia