
Карикатуры с натуры
Maker: Bidstrup, Herluf
Date Made: 1981
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: paper
Measurements: 19 in x 13 1/4 in; 48.26 cm x 33.655 cm
This booklet of political posters is titled "Карикатуры с натуры" which translates as Cartoons of Nature. These illustrations were done by Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup. The posters depict various topics of international relations, such as the Olympics, the Camp David Accords, NATO, etc. The illustrations primarily voice a message of anti-imperialism and pro-communism while poking fun at the United States' fixation on capitalism and greed. List of posters in order: 1. Yarkaya Kartina Metamorfozy Pekina (A vivid picture of Beijing's Metamorphosis) 2. Pogasit Khotel, da Sam Pogorel (I wanted to put it out, but I burned myself) 3. Khvatka Udava (The Grip of a Boa Constrictor) 4. Net! Kemp Devidskoy Sdelke (No Camp David Accords) 5. Obyatiya Pinocheta (Pinochet's Embrace) 6. Nato Voynoy Chrevato (Nato is fraught with war) 7. Nenasytnoye chrevo imperializma (The Insatiable Womb of Imperialism) 8. Obed Po-Amerikanski (American-Style Lunch)
Accession Number: 2013.394.005