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Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos [Caricature of South American gaucho confronting Hitler and three Nazi Officers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.19 Author/Creator: Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Poster Date: 1942 Pagination: 1 poster ; 50.8 x 35.5 cm. Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

One poster printed by the Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, dated 1941-1945. Poster features a stereotypical caricature of a South American man rolling up his sleeves in a threatening manner towards caricatures of Adolf Hitler and three Nazi officers. Hitler and his officers have been halted and ran into each other's backs. Behind the five men is an outline of Latin America. The art in the poster is by Arias Bernal.

Bernal, Arias, 1913-1960
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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