Cover of the illustrated humor magazine, Le Rire
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Le Rire, 1919-1949 (Publisher)
- Felix Juven (Editor)
- Gyp (Artist)
Biographical History
The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Archival History
The magazine cover was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Cover of the December 28, 1895, issue of the popular French satiric journal, Le Rire [To Laugh] which was celebrated for its front and back cover full color illustrations. This issue has a cover cartoon by Gyp depicting France as a young beautiful woman surrounded by greedy Jews involved in famous financial scandals. Many artists created drawings for it, including Toulouse-Lautrec, Steinlein, and Cappiello. The journal began as a Belle Epoque publication in 1894 under its founder Felix Julien. It was a time of great political and social unrest and the magazine did its best to make fun of them all. The issues in this collection date from the 1894-1899, the years of L'Affaire Dreyfus, a political scandal revolving around anti-semitism that inflamed France. The magazine cover is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectanglar newsprint magazine cover with a cartoon depicting France as a young beautiful woman surrounded by greedy looking Jewish men, with the caption: -- Sùr, qu'elle n'est pas a la noce, la France!.. [Sure, she is not at the wedding, France!}
Subjects
- Caricatures and cartoons--France--Periodicals.
- French wit and humor, Pictorial.
- Antisemitism in art--France--19th century.
- France--Politics and government--1870-1940--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Antisemitism--France--Pictorial works.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--France--Pictorial works.
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons--France--Periodicals.
Genre
- Art
- Object