Nuremberg. Guilty! Nuremberg war crimes trial poster proclaiming guilty with Hitler as a grinning skull
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 32.375 inches (82.233 cm) | Width: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
Creator(s)
- Jurgen Freese (Artist)
Archival History
The Nuremburg trial poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Scope and Content
Poster created by Jurgen Freese for the Nuremberg Trials in 1946. The poster depicts the head of Hitler as a skull. After the end of the war and the defeat of Nazi Germany, Allied occupation authorities in Germany used posters such as this one to emphasize the criminal nature of the Nazi regime. An International Military Tribunal (IMT) was convened at Nuremberg, Germany, soon after the end of World War II on May 7, 1945. It purpose was to seek justice for crimes against humanity, evidenced by the Holocaust, perpetrated by Nazi Germany. In October 1945, the IMT formally indicted the Nuremberg defendants on four counts: crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit these crimes; the verdicts were delivered on October 1, 1946.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Poster on offwhite paper with a black background and red caricature of the head of Hitler. The top of the head is covered with hair and flesh; the bottom is a bare, grinning skull. It has eyes with dilated pupils, flesh ears and nose, with a toothbrush mustache. The mouth is shown without lips, revealing the jawbones, teeth, and chin. There is German text at the top and bottom.
People
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Posters.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Posters.
- Propaganda, Anti-Nazi.
- Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949--Posters.
Genre
- Posters
- Object