| Place | North & Central America: United States of America |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV00770 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 101.6 x 72.3 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | photolithograph |
| Maker |
Falter, John Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures US Government Printing Office |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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"This world cannot exist half slave and half free"
Description
An American propaganda poster from the Second World War depicting a group of civilians standing in the shadow of a member of the German military brandishing a cat-o'-nine-tails. The group of civilians includes a family with two children, and a clergyman. The quote at the top of the image is an appropriation of former US President Abraham Lincoln's "A house divided" speech, and likens a Nazi victory in the war to the presence of slavery in pre-Civil War era America. The use of the family and the clergyman reinforce the threat to freedom and morality that Germany represented.