Destroy This Mad Brute

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Destroy This Mad Brute. American World War I poster by artist Harry R. Hopps for the U.S. Army. Depicted is a crazed gorilla, representing Germany, carrying a bloody club and the limp body of a woman while standing on the American shore.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Marston Tozzer
associated date
1917 - 1918
ID Number
AF.74258M
catalog number
74258M
accession number
291785
Object Name
Poster
Other Terms
Poster; Documents; Army
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 48 in x 32 in; 121.92 cm x 81.28 cm
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Advertising
Art
Princeton Posters
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Record ID
nmah_443592
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7d84-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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