One people, one empire, one leader! Color poster with a portrait of Hitler and the Nazi slogan: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!

Identifier
irn3725
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.333.16
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn3725

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 46.625 inches (118.428 cm) | Width: 33.375 inches (84.773 cm)

Creator(s)

  • Carl Werner (Printer)

Archival History

The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Scope and Content

Color poster of an iconic painting of Adolf Hitler printed in Germany during the Third Reich, 1933-1945. The original painting was created by Heinrich Knirr in 1935-1936, and was based on a photograph taken by Heinrich Hoffman in 1935. Hitler approved the image and it became popular as it was widely used on Nazi propaganda pieces. The slogan Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer (One People, One Country, One Leader) was one of the central slogans used by Hitler and the Nazi Party. Nazi propaganda portrayed their leader (Fuhrer) as the living embodiment of the German nation and people. This slogan reinforced the cult of Hitler and the sense of destiny that the Party claimed made him the savior of Germany and father of the German people.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Offset color lithographic poster featuring a portrait of Adolf Hitler on a linen backing. The poster is a reproduction of a painting depicting him in three quarters right profile from the waist up, with his bent left arm on the back of a chair and his right hand in a fist resting on his hip with his elbow out. He wears a brown uniform jacket with a red armband on his left arm, a white shirt, and a brown tie with a gold Reichsadler pin under the knot. The background is dark red with black shading. Below the image is a wide black border with a slogan in white Gothic German font.

People

  • Knirr, Heinrich, 1862-1944.
  • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
  • Hoffman, Heinrich, 1885-1957.

Subjects

Genre

  • Portrait prints-1930-1950.
  • Paintings-Reproductions-1930-1950.
  • Posters
  • Object
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