Hitler and His Generals

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Sergei N. Kostin

Title

Hitler and His Generals

Place

Soviet Union (Object made in)

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1944

Medium

Stencil

Inscriptions

In connection to the assassination attempt on Hitler, the Gestapo has executed hundreds of high-ranking officers. (From the newspapers) Inscriptions on the chairs: Liebermann Stoll: killed Von Krause: hanged Shtrukh What an eloquent sight! How many empty chairs! One is in captivity, another is dead, And a third he hanged himself. Hence the moral is clear: Isn’t it time for him to follow?

Dimensions

177.7 × 86 cm (70 × 33 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

Reference Number

2010.87

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