Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Poster advertising The Jew and France exhibition opening at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in 1941 in Nancy, France, sponsored by the Vichy government, with funding provided by the German embassy. The event was organized by the German embassy through the Institute for the Study of the Jewish Question, in order to educate the French public on how to recognize a Jew from physical traits. It also had exhibits on topics such as Jewish perversions in the movies, the threat of Jewish influence throughout Europe, and Jewish caricatures.
- Artwork Title
- Exposition Le Juif et la France
- Alternate Title
- Exhibition: The Jew and France
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1941
- Geography
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publication:
Musee des Beaux-Arts;
Nancy (France)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gary and Nina Wexler
- Markings
- front, orange ink: Exposition/ LE JUIF / ET LA / FRANCE /
front, black ink : Musée des Beaux - Arts, Pl. Stanslas - NANCY / 4 JUILLET - 2 AOUT / Edition “Créations S.E.L.P.”
back right, on sticker in black ink : Exonéré du timbre 105
front, upper left side : réne péron - Contributor
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Artist:
Rene Peron
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Classification
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Posters
- Category
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Anti-Jewish propaganda
- Object Type
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Posters, French (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, photolithographic, paper poster on linen backing depicting a stereotypical Jewish man, with a long beard, hooked nose, fat lips, and a hooded robe, grasping a globe with clawlike fingers. The man and globe are rendered in black and white on a blue background; a blue Star of David hovers over France. Below is orange text in French providing exhibition information.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 48.750 inches (123.825 cm) | Width: 34.125 inches (86.678 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, linen, ink, adhesive, graphite
- Inscription
- back on canvas, pencil, in circle : 27748 u8 A 28088 / Péron / Le Juif et la France 105
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Gary and Nina Wexler.
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- 2022-07-28 18:26:10
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