| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART96184.003 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 32.6 x 24.5 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | offset lithograph printed in colour adhered to card |
| Maker |
Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner |
| Place made | Germany: Luneburg, Celle |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Niewiniatko [The little innocent]
Description
Caricature of Hermann Goring (1893-1946) presenting his own defence at the Nuremberg trials. Founder of the Gestapo and Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Goring was one of the most famous Nazis after Adolf Hitler. Dressed in his German Air Force uniform he is protesting his innocence with tears rolling down his cheeks. One of the most senior Nazis to be put on trail Goring gave the most 'forceful' and at times reportedly laughable testimony. Sentenced to death by hanging he committed suicide in his cell before his sentence could be carried out. The print has been mounted on dark grey card. A title in Polish with an English and French translation is printed bottom centre, beneath the image, in gold ink.
The original drawing reproduced in this offset lithograph was created by Polish artist Stanislaw Toegel (1905-1953) while in a Displaced Persons or D P camp at Osnabrück, Germany. During his time there he contributed further drawings and articles for a journal circulated amongst the DP camps.