”A THOUGHT – Uncle Sam: If China only knew his great strength, or if a Chinese Napoleon should show himself, how long would this giant submit to being led about by little Europe?” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), June 1901
”You Can See How North Korea Was Invaded” – American cartoon (artist: Herbert Block) mocking North Korea’s invasion of South Korea, June 1950
‘Stop wasting!!’ (American motivational poster by Paul Lefebure/ Henry Manfred Pascal. United States of America, ca. 1944).
“For honesty against corruption. Vote communist” — Italian Communist Party propaganda poster (ca. 1953)
‘The story behind Britain’s anti-American campaign’ (Two lists compiled by Henry C. Wolfe as published in American Legion magazine, June 1954. United States of America, 1954).
“STOP Yankee Beetles” East German pamphlet accusing the United States of dropping potato beetles (or Colorado beetles) on East Germany. 1950. [Full translation of the pamphlet in comments]
‘I’m happy to be breathing the same air as you!’ — Soviet environmentalist poster (undated, 1980s) showing a couple sitting on a bench wearing gas masks amid clouds of industrial pollution.
Before the 1984 US election, supporters of Republican candidate Ronald Reagan distributed these phrasebooks in case Democratic candidate Walter Mondale won and the Communists seized power in the country.
‘Who was it said, “Democracy is inefficient”?’ (American magazine ad for Association of American Railroads. Life magazine, 31 January 1944. United States of America, 1944).
‘I’m Proud… my husband wants me to do my part’ (American work incentive poster by John Newton Howitt for U.S. War Manpower Commission. United States of America, 1944).
“Those voting the Front will vote bi-fronted!” — Christian Democracy (Italy) propaganda poster (ca. 1948)
“The German greeting.” Nazi Germany, 1934. The point of the cartoon is that if these two men weren’t Nazis in 1932, they probably are “Nazis of convenience” in 1934.
”You’ve given beards a bad name” – anti-Khomeini cartoon made by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin (”Chicago Sun-Times”), 1979
American anti-Nazi postcard (1934) showing Hitler trying to intimidate Einstein. Artist: Michael Califano.
”King Jagiełło of Poland [”In Comradeship of Arms” series]” – American painting (artist: Arthur Szyk) depicting Jogaila Algirdaitis/Władysław II Jagiełło (Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland), 1942
‘What are YOU going to do about it?’ (American work incentive poster by unknown artist for U.S. Army/ U.S. Government Printing Office. United States of America, 1944).
‘May Allah punish England!’ — German stamp issued during the First World War (ca. 1915) celebrating the country’s alliance with the Ottoman Empire.
“Waiting for the signal from home…” – Dr. Suess (1942) Cartoon depicting Japanese Americans as spies ready to sabotage the United States
“Flying Yank Who Smashed Red China’s All-Girl Opium Ring” by Mort Kunstler for “For Men Only” (Sep. 1964)
‘Culture’ — Illustration published on the cover of Austrian Die Muskete magazine (28 October 1909) criticising rapid industrialisation. Artist: Fritz Schönpflug.
German propaganda leaflet from the Second World War (1940) targeting French soldiers, showing a British soldier leaving his French ally to leap into ‘the bloodbath’ alone.
‘Jappy so-o-o happy when this happens to YOU’ (American safety poster by Charles Jesse (Chuck) Thorndike for U.S. Navy. United States of America, ca. 1944).
“Communists vote like this, not Italians” — Christian Democracy (Italy) propaganda poster (ca. 1948 – 1955)
Flag of the Know-Nothing Party, an American nativist and conspiratorialist group active from 1844 to 1860.
‘God punish England! May he punish it!’ — German anti-British postcard from the First World War (ca. 1914) showing Britain wiped off the map.
“The party that will lead our country towards a better future” — Propaganda Poster of the Communist Party of the Netherlands, 1946 Netherlands
Special Newspaper Edition of “De Waarheid”, the newspaper of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), celebrating the Liberation of the Netherlands in May of 1945. “Free!”
‘The Albanians’ — Albanian communist mosaic depicting the nation’s history. Completed in 1980 to adorn the National History Museum in Tirana.
‘Don’t be a Job Hopper’ (American work incentive poster by The Walt Disney Company for U.S. War Manpower Commission. United States of America, 1944).
‘Daddy, what did YOU do in the Nuclear War?’ (Australian poster by Toni Robertson/ Chips MacKinolty. Printed by Earthworks Poster Collective, Sydney. After the famous 1914 Saville Lumley poster. Australia, 1977).
“Fine, I’ve made my decision… I will vote for the communists!” — Christian Democracy (Italy) propaganda poster (ca. 1953)
“Our protection, Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Slave children from New Orleans” USA, 1863. This was a part of a collection of images of light-skinned former slaves to elicit sympathy from northern wealthy donors.
“This is a White Man’s Government” Thomas Nest poster calling out the 1868 Democratic Party platform and their rhetoric of turning the poor whites against freedmen
“This is a White Man’s Government” Thomas Nest poster calling out the 1868 Democratic Party platform and their rhetoric of turning the poor whites against freedmen
“This is a White Man’s Government” Thomas Nest poster calling out the 1868 Democratic Party platform and their rhetoric of turning the poor whites against freedmen
Soviet illustration (1948) showing Churchill handing the Sword of Stalingrad to Stalin at the Tehran Conference. Artist: Konstantin Finogenov.
DPRK poster about the Chollima Movement “Did you ride the Mallima steed? Give full rein to the principle of giving priority to self-development!” Year unknown
”THE SCARLET WOMAN – TO WHOM SHALL SHE PAY?” – American cartoon (”Puck” magazine, artist: Gordon Grant) commenting on the need for the regulation of prostitution, circa December 1912
“Don’t vote for the Christian Democratic Party, you regretted it at least three times. Vote communist” — Italian Communist Party propaganda poster (ca. 1960)
”THE AMERICAN POLICY – Bringing the truant boy to the little Red, White and Blue Schoolhouse” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), April 1901
”THE AMERICAN POLICY – Bringing the truant boy to the little Red, White and Blue Schoolhouse” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), April 1901
❝… decidedly comic, yet at times virulent anti-capitalist theme. Amongst the themes that are recognizable are pro-labor, anti-capitalist, pro-worker and over all socialist imagery. However the irony, sarcasm, and in some cases, the patently absurd messages become confusing.❞ Year Unknown
”Problem Child” – Canadian cartoon (”The Gazette”, artist: John Collins) commenting on Georgy Malenkov’s announcement of the creation of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, circa August 1953
”Problem Child” – Canadian cartoon (”The Gazette”, artist: John Collins) commenting on Georgy Malenkov’s announcement of the creation of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, circa August 1953
“Workers! this is your future if fascism triumphs” popaganda from the syndicalist party of Spain during the civil war (1936-1939)
”THE AGE OF INVENTION – FUTURE BUSINESS MAN (to Miss Nature): I have no more use for you; modern inventions have taken your place. »I press the button, they do the rest«” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), October 1891
”THE AGE OF INVENTION – FUTURE BUSINESS MAN (to Miss Nature): I have no more use for you; modern inventions have taken your place. »I press the button, they do the rest«” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), October 1891
”UNCLE SAM’S SANITARY BARBER-SHOP. NEXT!” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Eugene Zimmerman), May 1905
”THE AGE OF INVENTION – FUTURE BUSINESS MAN (to Miss Nature): I have no more use for you; modern inventions have taken your place. »I press the button, they do the rest«” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Grant E. Hamilton), October 1891
”UNCLE SAM’S SANITARY BARBER-SHOP. NEXT!” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Eugene Zimmerman), May 1905
”UNCLE SAM’S SANITARY BARBER-SHOP. NEXT!” – American cartoon from ”Judge” magazine (artist: Eugene Zimmerman), May 1905
‘Eat less and let us be thankful that we have enough to share with those who fight for freedom’ (American poster by Alice Hendee/ U.S. Food Administration/ Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. United States of America, 1918).
‘Death to the German invaders! – To victory!’ (Russian poster by M. Schuwajew. Soviet Union, ca. 1940).
