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Fine Art
Political Caricature Directed against the US War in Vietnam
- ID:
- 1121
- Inventory number:
- Гр-434 КН-14819
- Type:
- Graphics
- Material:
- paper
- Techniques:
- ink, nib
- Dimensions:
- 41x52 cm
- Author:
- Herluf
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Herluf Bidstrup was a Danish artist, graphic artist, and author of political posters. He actively worked in the 1960s-1970s. His works had an anti-war theme. Herluf Bidstrup's works were donated to the Mariupol Museum of Local Lore by the Graphic Artists Section.
- Date of creation:
- 1969
- Preservation:
- In the center - a horizontal fold line. On the left near the edge - two paper tears of 2.5 cm. The same is on the right in the center.
- Location:
- unknown
- Provenance:
- Donated by the Print Artists Section. Act No. 1483 dated 06/19/1973.
- Date of record to the inventory book:
- 12.11.1981
Item description from the inventory book:
The cartoon is a story in pictures arranged in three rows. The characters are an American soldier and Vietnamese children. First row: the children watch him. Second row: they attack. Third row: they sit on the back of the lying soldier. Each child has a digit on his chest in the following order: 1969. At the bottom left - the author's signature and the date.
