Place | North & Central America: United States of America |
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Accession Number | ARTV01251 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 38.2 x 48.4 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | photoengraving |
Maker |
Carlu, Natacha Free French Press and Information Service Unknown |
Place made | United States of America |
Date made | 1940-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Liberte, liberte cherie, conduis, soutiens nosbras vengeurs (Liberty, liberty beloved, lead, support our armed avengers)
Description
American poster issued at the time of the Second World War advocating for the Freedom of the French Press. The poster depicts the head of the Statue of Liberty behind Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic, with sword in her hand as Nike (Victory) on the Arc de Triomphe, text: 'Liberty, beloved Liberty, lead, support our armed avengers'