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090    N6848 |b.T44 2008
100 1  Thériault, Mark J.
245 10 Art as propaganda in Vichy France, 1940-1944 / |cMark J. Thériault.
264  0  |c2008.
300    iv, 114 pages
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
502    Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2008.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-114).
520    The French government under Philippe Pétain, based at Vichy, simultaneously collaborated with the Germans and promoted French patriotism. French artists and designers produced an abundance of posters, paintings, sculptures and other objets d'art, examples of which are included here, to promote the values of the "new order." Although Christian symbols were common, fascist symbols among the mass-produced images support the idea that the Vichy regime was not merely authoritarian, but parafascist. The fine arts were purged of "foreign" influences, yet the German Arno Breker was invited to exhibit his sculptures in Paris. In the spirit of national redressement, traditional French art was promoted; however, Modern art, which Hitler condemned as cultural Bolshevism, continued to be produced. With reference to the words of Pétain, Hitler, French artists and art critics, and a variety of artworks, this thesis shows how art was used to propagate the ideology of the Vichy regime.
530    Electronic version(s)  |bavailable internally at USHMM.
533    Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services. |e22 cm.
590     Dissertations and Theses
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
650  0 Art and state |zFrance.
650  0 Art, French |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Art |xPolitical aspects |zFrance |xHistory |y20th century.
651  0 France |xHistory |yGerman occupation, 1940-1945.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xPropaganda.
650  0 Propaganda, French.
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956 41  |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib209143/MR51409.pdf  |z Hosted by USHMM.
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