| Accession Number | ART95086 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 47.6 x 55.7 cm; Image: 41.8 x 45.6 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil with brush and wash heightened with white on paper |
| Maker |
Mahony, Will |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | June 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The new disorder
Description
Designed to be published in a daily newspaper, this drawing depicts General Tojo of the Imperial Japanese Army looking on while Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill engage in a brawl. In his hands, Tojo is holding two sheets of paper - a pact with Germany, and a pact with Russia. The image comments on the international atmposphere during the first part of the Second World War, prior to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour and invasion of Allied territories in South East Asia and the Pacific.