We French workers warn you - defeat means slavery, starvation, death
Description
Three laborers with hands raised
Context
The Vichy regime was the French government established after the German forces occupied France in June 1940. It was headed by Marshal Philippe Petain until it was destroyed by the liberation of France by the Allied forces in August 1944. The Vichy regime governed southern France and cooperated with the German occupation in the north of France. They did much to help the Germans persecute the Jews, as well as taking anti-Jewish actions on their own initiative. By the end of World War II, France had deported about 76,000 Jews (including 12,000 children) to concentration camps. About 2500 of these deportees survived
Collection
Poster Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ben Shahn
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Date made
1942
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Notes
Office of War Information
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Poster
Nomenclature Class
Advertising Media
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
War posters, Fear, Workers, Military occupations, Warnings
