This is the enemy.

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Stylized caricature of a scowling German soldier. There is a swastika on his cap. He wears a monocle in one eye; in the monocle is a reflection of a person hanging on a gallows.

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1 poster : col. ; 87 x 61 cm.

Creation Information

Koehler, Karl. & Ancona, Victor. 1943~.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 44078 times, with 1151 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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Stylized caricature of a scowling German soldier. There is a swastika on his cap. He wears a monocle in one eye; in the monocle is a reflection of a person hanging on a gallows.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 87 x 61 cm.

Notes

Joint artists Karl Koehler and Victor Ancona.

"Winner R. Hoe & Co., Inc. Award - National War Poster Competition. Held under auspices of Artists for Victory, Inc., Council for Democracy, Museum of Modern Art."

"Reproduced through courtesy of R. Hoe & Co., Inc., New York, N.Y. Copyright R. Hoe & Co., Inc. Lithographed in U.S.A. on Hoe Super-Offset Press by Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York, N.Y."

"[Copyright] R. Hoe & Co., Inc."

"Lithographed in U.S.A. on Hoe super-offset press by Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York, N.Y."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 290
  • Accession or Local Control No: Historical Collection Accession No. Y2070
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Koehler 1
  • OCLC: 64678343
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2963073 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc413

Collections

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World War Poster Collection

From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of words and images.

World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1943~

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • June 12, 2006, 9:40 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • June 19, 2020, 11:43 a.m.

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Koehler, Karl. & Ancona, Victor. This is the enemy., poster, 1943~; New York, N.Y.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc413/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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