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KARL KOEHLER & VICTOR ANCONA (DATES UNKNOWN) THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 34x24 inches, 87x61 cm. Grinnell, New York. Condition B+ / A-: restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; minor abrasions at edges. The horrifying scene of a hanging reflects in the monocle of this high-ranking member of Germany's military. "At the start of the United States' involvement in World War II, the Roosevelt administration felt the need to counter the powerful anti-war messages of such media figures as newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and radio personality Father Coughlin. [This image] echoes Roosevelt's characterization of the Axis powers as gangsters, bandits and criminals," (American p. 105). This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition of 1942 held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. American 67, The Modern Poster 193, Johnson 55, 20th Century Poster p. 177.
