| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV09075 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 48 x 63.9 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | photogravure on paper |
| Maker |
Heartfield, John Heartfield Archive and GDR Government |
| Place made | Germany: Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Dresden |
| Date made | 1957 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Krieg und Leichen - die Letzte Hoffnung der Reichen (War and corpses - the last hope of the rich)
Description
This work is from a portfolio of 33 posters reprinted by the Heartfield Archive and the East German government. It depicts a hyena wearing an Iron Cross and top hat, prowling over piles of corpses, with the text: 'War and corpses - the last hope of the rich'.