Poster celebrating the victory over the Nazis at the end of World War II
Tras casi cinco años de brutal conflicto, la Segunda Guerra Mundial finalizó con la rendición de Alemania el 8 de mayo de 1945, seguida por la de Japón el 2 de septiembre tras los bombardeos atómicos de Hiroshima y Nagasaki. Este cartel celebra la victoria de los Aliados y el Ejército Rojo soviético y la «destrucción total del fascismo». El triunfo se expresa por medio de unas impactantes imágenes: una bayoneta clavada en la cuenca del ojo de Hitler, escombros caóticos alrededor y, en el fondo, rayos de luz que sugieren un nuevo amanecer. En el texto se describe el júbilo de los artistas del TGP, los trabajadores y todos aquellos que lucharon por el progreso en México.
Artwork Details
- Title: Poster celebrating the victory over the Nazis at the end of World War II
- Artist: Ángel Bracho (Mexican, Mexico City 1911–2005)
- Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
- Date: 1945
- Medium: Lithograph in black and red, letterpress, backed with linen
- Dimensions: Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 1/4 in. (80 × 59 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.46.507
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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