The German Face (continued) Second part of eugenics poster with photos of 3 Aryan facial types

Identifier
irn2580
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.120.4
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm)

Creator(s)

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

Educational poster with headshots of 3 men produced to show the ideal facial features of Aryan Germans. It is from a portfolio of teaching panels designed by Alfred Vogel, a school headmaster and Nazi Party member, to instruct students on the superiority of the Aryan race, the virtue of racial purity, and the burden that Jews, as well as the handicapped, mentally ill, and unfit, place on society. For Hitler's government, the indoctrination of children through the required teaching of Nazi ideology was a powerful tool. The teaching of eugenics and racial biology began in primary school. Vogel's series provided illustrated aids on its key aspects, showing in simple pictures the urgency of the Jewish threat, the danger of racial miscegenation, or mixing of races, and how the pure breed will always be strongest, and mixed breeds must be eliminated.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Poster printed on cardstock with the title phrase: Das deutsche Gesicht / (Fortsezung) [The German Face (continued)], in Fraktur font across the top. Below there are 6 black and white photographs of men seperated into 3 rows and 2 columns. The man in the top row, captioned: 4. Dorwiegend ostischer Rasseneinschlag [Predominantly Eastern racial influence], wears a dark suit and has short dark hair. The man in the middle row, captioned: 5. Ostbaltischer Rasseneinschlag [East Baltic racial influence], has short blond hair and wears a military uniform. The man in the bottom row, captioned: 6. Vorwiegend dinarischer Rasseneinschlag [Predominantly Dinaric racial influence], wears a dark suit and has gray hair. This poster is no. 53 in Vogel's series, and 1 of 9 in collection 1990.120

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.