Vintage Posters
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Lot 66
HOPPS, Harry R. (1869 – 1937). Destroy this Mad Brute / Enl...
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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HOPPS, Harry R. (1869 ? 1937). Destroy this Mad Brute / Enlist. 1917. Predating King Kong by more than a decade, depicting a bloodied German brute wearing a helmet reading ?militarism?. The brute steps onto an American shore holding a half-naked Lady Liberty captive. A brutal and visceral call to action for American men. Framed. With contemporary printed recruiting text slips. Actual 41 x 27?. Not examined outside frame. Creases and small tears at edges; slight toning and discoloration in border. B+.
