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Italy 1944
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Grandioso! Love it!

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This is shocking. What an image. Do you know what it is? I assume it is Italian, WW2 anti- USA but i have no idea. Thanks for sharing Vick. Much appreciated.

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Good call Rosa, circa 1942.  From the website:

One of a series of graphic anti-American WWII posters created during WWII by Boccasile.

A supporter of Benito Mussolini, Boccasile produced propaganda material for his government, including several racist and anti-semitic posters. As the tide of war turned against Fascism he became more involved in it, becoming a supporter of the German puppet state, RSI, established by Mussolin. Boccasile enlisted in the Italian SS Division, drawing their recruitment posters and illustrating propaganda material.

After the war he was imprisoned and tried for collaborating with the fascists. Though acquitted, he remained an outcast and could not find work for several years.

He supported himself briefly by doing pornographic sketches for English and French publishers. In 1946, after changing his style, he set up his own agency in Milan where he created memorable posters for Paglieri cosmetics, Chlorodont toothpaste, Iperchina liquors and Zenith footwear.

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WoW thanks a lot Vick. This is very interesting. You can tell by this poster that he was a racist @@# too . The subject is quite telling since we all know about the artworks looted by the nazis. Of course looting went on - on both sides. But the nazis made a "living" out of it.. ...well...you all know history.

Thanks, much appreciated :)

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Gino Boccasile did that one?
Wow.

I've always appreciated his good girl covers for Paris Tabou and his illustrated Decameron, but I had no idea he used his enormous talent in the propaganda field.
Fascinating image that borders on disturbing.

Is that your poster, Vick?

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Great poster, Vick!

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Mao was always shown as friendly, shiny faced, like a favourite uncle.

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Is that yours Ari?

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yeah I got a heap, I have a lot of large ones with painted art, I need to dig them out,

any showing Mao in a bad mood, or "ugly" are very rare.

Here's two interesting ones:





Notice anything?
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Later printing because the guy on the right became one of the millions Mao made 'disappear?'

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Later printing because the guy on the right became one of the millions Mao made 'disappear?'

Only body fluids on the poster remain to tell the story


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Later printing because the guy on the right became one of the millions Mao made 'disappear?'

yeah, I am not sure if he was killed but he did something wrong, i forget the story exactly but he became unliked by Mao. So they reprinted without him. I have details somewhere in an email from an expert on this stuff.
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I've read varying estimates on how many Mao killed, from 15-70 million.
Which pretty much puts that creature in a whole 'nother league, eh?


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Is that yours Ari?

Didn't know Mao was Ari's uncle!
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I've read varying estimates on how many Mao killed, from 15-70 million.
Which pretty much puts that creature in a whole 'nother league, eh?



yep, nasty stuff.
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Gino Boccasile did that one?
Wow.

I've always appreciated his good girl covers for Paris Tabou and his illustrated Decameron, but I had no idea he used his enormous talent in the propaganda field.
Fascinating image that borders on disturbing.

Is that your poster, Vick?

Its not my poster. I think it was around $5800. Its a very rare poster. I don't know what collector would want to display this, probably should be in a museum instead.

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Mao was always shown as friendly, shiny faced, like a favourite uncle.



How old are those posters Ari?

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If I remember correctly these are early 70s
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Its not my poster. I think it was around $5800. Its a very rare poster. I don't know what collector would want to display this, probably should be in a museum instead.

Agreed. It is quite impressive...

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If I remember correctly these are early 70s

Thanks for sharing those Ari. I haven't seen many of this kind. This "man" was terrifying ...what a dysfunctional psychopath...

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Let's switch it up with this 2014 poster from Michel Quarez


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Only body fluids on the poster remain to tell the story



UGH!

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