1945
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Brothers in Arms (American poster, 1945)
Text: Brothers in Arms. Year: ca. 1945 Publisher: Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Artist: NA. Additional information: The poster celebrates the alliance between the United States and Brazil during the Second World War, depicting soldiers from both countries embracing. It was issued by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, a US…
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Victory! (Soviet poster, 1945)
Text: Victory! May this day remain through the ages / The union of friendship, glory and valour! / The fascist beast is forever turned to ash / Victory has come! And in her hands / The flags of the free peoples proudly wave. / The world has never seen such victory! / Glory to the…
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Sukarno liberates the Indies (Dutch cartoon, 1945)
Text: Sukarno liberates the Indies. Year: 26 October 1945. Publisher: Metro. Artist: Marten Toonder. Additional information: The cartoon shows Indonesian nationalist leader Sukarno clumsily attempting to free the bound Indonesia. Japanese soldiers meanwhile march in the background. The cartoon was published on the cover of ‘Metro’, a Dutch magazine founded during the Second World War,…
