James Gregory Atkinson
Black Soldiers as Liberators: Kicking Fascism Out of Europe, 2025
after an oversized anti nazi propaganda color postcard, France, circa 1944
acrylic and graphite on wall
acrylic and graphite on wall
dimensions variable
Illustration attributed to Sori, Aori, or Asti. Printed in France. Medium: Print (color postcard), reproduced as black-and-white wall drawing/painting in charcoal or black paint. Depicts a Black soldier—possiblyAfrican-American or French...
Illustration attributed to Sori, Aori, or Asti. Printed in France. Medium: Print (color postcard), reproduced as black-and-white wall drawing/painting in charcoal or black paint. Depicts a Black soldier—possiblyAfrican-American or French colonial—kicking a German soldier out of Europe, with a Russian bear watching in the background. Produced as anti-Nazi propaganda during the later years of World War II. The image simultaneously reflects Allied victory narratives and reproduces racist colonial stereotypes in its depiction of the Black soldier.
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