Propagandopolis
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Going to a Hot Spot (Irish cartoon, 1922)
Text: Going to a Hot Spot. Year: 1922. Publisher: Sunday Independent. Artist: NA. Additional information: The cartoon depicts a member of the Auxiliary Division Royal Irish Constabulary or ADRIC, better known as Auxies, boarding a ship in Ireland bound for Palestine.
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The First Sting (American painting, 2008)
Text: NA. Year: 2008. Publisher: NA. Artist: Stuart Brown. Additional information: The painting depicts an insurgent firing a US-provided Stinger missile at a Soviet helicopter during the Soviet-Afghan War. It was commissioned by the CIA to be housed in the CIA Museum. The official description of the painting reads: ‘First Sting depicts the turning point…
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Who says they’re fighting? It’s just a handshake (Chilean cartoon, 1947)
Text: Who says they’re fighting? It’s just a handshake. Year: 22 August 1947. Publisher: Topaze magazine. Artist: Jorge Délano (or “Coke”). Additional information: The cartoon depicts Stalin and Uncle Sam arm-wrestling over South America. It was drawn by the famous Chilean cartoonist Jorge Délano, also known as “Coke”, for Topaze magazine.
