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Collection StructurePoster collection
> No text. Picture framed by quotations from Shahnamah of Firdawsi. One of a series of British posters done in imitation of classic Persian miniatures illustrating the Shahnamah, in which the Allied leaders are depicted as heroes and the Axis leaders are shown as evildoers and enemies of the Iranian nation and people. A more complete set is held by the Historical MSS and Archives Dept., Yale Univ. Library.
Item Title
No text. Picture framed by quotations from Shahnamah of Firdawsi. One of a series of British posters done in imitation of classic Persian miniatures illustrating the Shahnamah, in which the Allied leaders are depicted as heroes and the Axis leaders are shown as evildoers and enemies of the Iranian nation and people. A more complete set is held by the Historical MSS and Archives Dept., Yale Univ. Library.
Collection TitlePoster collection
Artist
'Abd al-Malik
Date Created1940/1945?
Description
Painting, imitation of Persian miniature from Shahnamah (by Firdawsi; 'Book of Kings', Iranian national epic). Three heroic kings (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) ride in attack against three evil kings (Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo). British WWII propaganda for Iranian public.
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Country of OriginGreat Britain
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster UK 3682
Record NumberXX343.21862
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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