Execution
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Come, come, Nicholas! (French illustration, 1906)
Text: Come, come, Nicholas! The good Lord calls for you above! The larger caption reads: ‘When his turn comes’. Year: 1906. Publisher: NA. Artist: Gabriele Galantara. Additional information: The illustration was created for a special issue of the socialist-anarchist magazine L’Assiette au Beurre, which focused on the 1905 Russian Revolution. It portrays the overthrow and…
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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.
