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El Nuevo Orden . . . Del Eje

El Nuevo Orden . . . Del Eje

Object numberMO 2005.13.32.34.2
Name Poster
Artist (American painter, illustrator, and designer, 1890 - 1954)
Maker (American Federal agency, 1941 - 1946)
Dateca. 1941-1946
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
DescriptionA Spanish language poster, titled "EL NUEVO ORDEN . . . DEL EJE" [The New Order . . . The Axis], promoting inter-American solidarity during World War II. Done in shades of yellow, green, black, and red, the poster features a large grotesque graphic illustration of the profile of a heavyset male’s bald head. Drool is dripping from the mouth which has reddened lips and barred teeth. Hanging around the neck of the figure is a Nazi swastika military decoration suspended from a blue ribbon. The artist’s facsimile signature is incorporated into the left side of the artwork: “E. McKnight Kauffer.”

Printed in small text along the bottom of the poster: "Publicado por El Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E. U. A."
Label TextPresident Roosevelt created the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs during World War II to counter Italian and German propaganda in Latin America and promote political, economic, and cultural ties with the United States. He appointed Nelson Rockefeller as the Coordinator.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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