The German Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pavel P. Sokolov-Skalia

Title

The German Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Place

Russia (Artist's nationality:)

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Original 1944

Medium

Stencil

Inscriptions

Hitler’s diplomats are shuttling from one neutral country to another, attempting to make alliances with pro-Hitler elements in those countries, hinting at the possibility of a separate peace either with our government or with our allies. All these ploys of Hitler are destined to failure. (From an edict of the Supreme Head Commander comrade J. Stalin, February 23, 1944)

Dimensions

187.2 × 84.5 cm (73 3/4 × 33 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

Reference Number

2010.174

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