KARL KOEHLER & VICTOR ANCONA THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942.

34 1/4x23 3/4 inches. Grinnell, New York.
Condition A-: expertly overpainted creases in image; pinholes in corners; repaired tear in right margin.
The horrifying scene of a hanging reflects in the monocle of this animal-like member of Germany's high ranking military. "At the start of the United States' involvement in World War II, the Roosevelt administration felt the need to counter the powerful anti-war messages of such media figures as newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and radio personality Father Coughlin. [This image] echoes Roosevelt's characterization of the Axis powers as gangsters, bandits and criminals," (American p. 105). This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. American 67, The Modern Poster 193, Johnson 55, 20th.