1916
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Without mercy (Belgian illustration, 1916)
Text: Without mercy. Year: 1916 Publisher: NA. Artist: Gisbert Combaz. Additional information: Drawn by Belgian artist Gisbert Combaz, a prominent and prolific illustrator during the war who produced many posters, postcards, newspaper cartoons and more. This illustration refers to the torpedoing of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915, which killed…
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The Deserter (American illustration, 1916)
Text: The Deserter. Year: July 1916. Publisher: The Masses newspaper. Artist: Boardman Robinson. Additional information: Anti-war illustration showing Christ facing a firing squad composed of soldiers from the belligerent nations of the First World War. The Masses was forced to shut down following the indictment of its editors for obstructing conscription.
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New Britain (American map, 1916)
Text: New Britain. Year: 1916. Publisher: The Fatherland newspaper. Artist: NA Additional Information: Shows a United States conquered by Britain and Japan. The map appeared on the cover of The Fatherland, a pro-German weekly paper established at the start of the war, with the title ‘New Map of the D.S.E. – Dependent States of England…
