[Wire to the Axis]

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A serpent made of metal wears a helmet with a swastika on it. The serpent has long tail, sharp teeth, and a long snout. Smoke billows in background. Metal beams in a "V" formation appear to approach the serpent from the upper left area of the poster.

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1 poster : b&w ; 43 x 55 cm.

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Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War One 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 3481 times. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Wickwire Spencer Steel Company

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Description

A serpent made of metal wears a helmet with a swastika on it. The serpent has long tail, sharp teeth, and a long snout. Smoke billows in background. Metal beams in a "V" formation appear to approach the serpent from the upper left area of the poster.

Physical Description

1 poster : b&w ; 43 x 55 cm.

Notes

"Copyright 1943, Wickwire Spencer Steel Company"

Title from "Axis in Agony!", New York: Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, 1944.

"Of this painting, Artzybasheff says: 'Production means death to the Axis. Steel wire is vital in almost all production for Victory. This suggested a Victory 'V', made up of various Wickwire Spencer shaped wires, appearing as an awesome portent to a battered Axis monster.'" -- "Axis in Agony!", New York: Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, 1944.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 045
  • Accession or Local Control No: Historical Collection Accession No. Y2049.4
  • OCLC: 68192034
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Artzybasheff 1
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2993811 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc587

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World War One Collection

Materials focusing on the World War I era from 1914 to 1918. In addition to materials that were actually created during the time period, the collection may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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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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  • June 12, 2006, 8:43 p.m.

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  • Dec. 21, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

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Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965. [Wire to the Axis], poster, Date Unknown; [New York, N.Y.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc587/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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