The silent majority made him possible
Art ARTV00318 Vietnam, 1962-1975Adolf Hitler, American President Richard Nixon and the bodies of slaughtered Vietnamese lying on a roadway. The poster was issued by the Auckland Council on Vietnam.
The silent majority made him possible Accession Number: ARTV03003
Description
A New Zealand protest poster from the Vietnam War. It likens US President Richard Nixon to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler for their respective responsibilities in global conflicts. The design also includes an image from the 1968 My Lai massacre in South Vietnam, where members of the US Army attacked, raped and killed somewhere between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians including women, the elderly, children and infants. The massacre, details of which were released to the public in 1969, increased opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War. By placing this well-publicised event alongside images of Nixon and Hitler, the three are associated and attempt to make the public claim ownership and stir them to action to end the conflict. This poster was issued by the Auckland Council on Vietnam, New Zealand.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV03003
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Odo and Errol
Publisher
Auckland Council on Vietnam
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: linecut on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 58.2 x 40 cm
Medium
linecut on paper
Date Made
1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by S J Woods 1980
Copyright
External copyright
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