ЈЕВРЕЈСКА РАВНОТЕЖА [Jewish Balance]

Printed poster

[Belgrade, Serbia]

1941

Approx. 27 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. 

Rendered in vivid marigold yellow, American President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister are seated on a global seesaw with a caricature of a Jew standing at center and looming over the world leaders. The globe, acting as the fulcrum, sits precariously on a black abyss. 

The design was displayed in Belgrade's "Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition" that ran from 22 October 1941 until 19 January 1942 in Belgrade, in Nazi-occupied Serbia. The exhibition was financed by the Germans with the support of collaborationist leader Milan Nedić and organized by former members of the fascist Yugoslav National Movement (Zbor). 

The title of the exhibition sought to expose alleged Judeo-Masonic and Communist conspiracies for world domination. Artworks were virulently antisemitic,  dehumanizing Jews and seeking to justify their extermination. Included as part of the exhibition, over 60,000 copies of 20 different posters were also distributed to Serbians. 

[World War II, WWII,  FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force] [Anti-semitism] [Propaganda, Posters]

Minor toning along old folds, most visible on the verso. Complete condition report available upon request.