Ivan Kharkevich: Oruzhie kontrpropagandy (Weapon of Counter-Propaganda)
Moscow: Kontakt-kul'tura, 2008. Sewn cl. This is the first publication of a unique visual record of World War II prints, photos, and posters created and compiled by a war artist Ivan Kharkevich. Kharkevich worked from 1941 to 1945 as an artist who did agitprop designs and drawings for propaganda posters and newspapers. Published here is an album of his drawings and cartoons designed to discredit Hitler and undermine the morale of the German army. An autobiographical piece introduces the album in which Kharkevich describes his method of working; for example, early in the war his caricatures were based on photos of Hitler and his cronies; as the war progressed German prisoners-of-war provided material for drawings, which underscored the woeful fate of the German army deep in Russian territory and preyed on by the Red Army, guerrillas, and the Russian winter. 240 pp., 10 x 13 ins., approx 420 b-&-w and color illus., Rus. and ENGLISH. Item #844
ISBN: 9785903406050
Price: $87.00