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Large campaign poster using 2 school girls to illustrate the healthy children and high employment in Germany thanks to Adolf Hitler

Object | Accession Number: 2008.342.17

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Nazi propaganda poster produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It illustrates the prosperity and well-being brought to Germany by Hitler by comparing 1932 to 1935 statistics. It features 2 uniformed Hitler Youth school girls; the smaller figure has large crowd of unemployed workers extending behind her; the large figure has a small crowd. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party in Munich, Germany. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in support of the Nazis.
    Artwork Title
    Den Kindern Erholung Den Vatern Arbeit
    Alternate Title
    The Children Relax The Fathers Work
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1936 March
    Geography
    publication: Munich (Germany)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
    Markings
    a. front, title, top center, cursive, red ink : Den Kindern Erholüng Den Vätern Arbeit [The Children Relax The Fathers Work]
    b. front, left, alternating black ink, red ink : 1932 / 256000 Kinder aufs Land (red ink) / 7 Millionen Erwerbslose- (red ink) / So arbeitete das System [1932 / 256000 Children in the Land / 7 Million unemployed, / So the System worked for]
    b. front, right, alternating black ink, red ink : 1935 / 617000 Kinder aufs Land (red ink) / 2.5 Millionen Erwerbslose (red ink) / Dies erreichte der führer [1935 / 617000 Children in the Country / 2.5 Million Unemployed / The leader reached this]
    b. front, lower center, black ink : 4,5 Millionen wieder in Arbeit und Brot / Deutschland dankt es Adolf Hitler am 29. März [4,5 Million people back to work and bread / Germany will thank Adolf Hitler on March 29]
    b. front, lower left corner, black ink : Verantwortlich: Hugo Fischer, München
    Contributor
    Publisher: Hugo Fischer
    Distributor: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Classification
    Posters
    Category
    Nazi propaganda
    Physical Description
    Large newsprint poster with the title in German cursive and red ink curved across the top. The center image reproduces a pencil drawing of 2 girls, standing facing forward. The smaller girl on the left wears a white blouse and dark skirt, ankle socks, and dark shoes. A large crowd of male figures stands behind her receding far into the background. Below her is the caption title, 1932, and lines of German fraktur text in black and red ink. The larger girl on the right is dressed nearly the same, except the addition of a cap and neckerchief make a complete Hitler youth uniform. The group of men behind her right knee is much smaller. Below her is the caption title, 1935, and lines of German fraktur text in black and red ink. A row of text in large bold front runs across the lower edge. There are several holes, section missing in the upper left, and adhesive tape repairs. Variant of 2008.342.4, 2008.342.17.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm) | Width: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink, pressure-sensitive tape

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Corporate Name
    Germany. Reichstag

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
    Funding Note
    The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
    Record last modified:
    2024-04-29 07:56:38
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