Title
Phrenological chart, 1917
Caption
phrenological (Frenzylogical) chart, By Oliver Herford, 1863-1935, artist 1917. drawing in ink brush, ink wash, and pencil. World War I cartoon drawing of a phrenological chart of for the German brain. Herford represents Humanity with the sinking of the Lusitania, Veneration by an image of a burning church, Love of nature by a soldier chopping down a tree, Modesty with the motto 'Ich und Gott,' Imagination with the German eagle standing on top of a globe with the motto 'Deut[schla]nd uber alles,' Generosity with a German soldier poisoning a Dutch girl with tainted candy, Compassion with the destruction of Red Cross wagons and the death of nurses, Sympathy with an crocodile shedding tears for France, Chivalry with a firing squad aiming its rifles at a nurse, Integrity with the shredding of a treaty, and finally Love of children with a soldier holding up his bayonet onto which he has speared an infant. This cartoon appeared in Life Magazine as the atrocities of war mounted.
Date
1917
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP16A00_078
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,7Mb) / 13,7in x 17,0in / 4121 x 5089 (300dpi)