Propagandopolis
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From the depths (American illustration, 1906)
Text: NA. Year: 1906. Publisher: The Silent War. Artist: William Balfour-Ker. Additional information: The illustration depicts the masses breaking into a lavish, upper-class party from below. Published in The Silent War, a novel by John Ames Mitchell, it was widely reproduced in left-wing publications. William Balfour-Ker later worked for newspapers, magazines such as Life (co-founded…
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The Three Principles of the People (Chinese poster, ca. 1927)
Text: The Three Principles of the People. Year: ca. 1927. Publisher: Kuomintang. Artist: NA. Additional information: The poster depicts a farmer, soldier, and politician representing the people’s welfare, nationalism, and democracy. The ‘Three Principles’ were set out by Sun Yat-sen, father of the Republic of China, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as…
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And now: finish England! (German postcard, 1941)
Text: And now: finish England! Year: 1941. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Postcard showing a giant gauntlet smashing England, with ships sinking off the east coast while London is depicted in flames. The postcard was produced for use by German soldiers as part of the Feldpost service.
