LES VOIX DE LA LIBERTÉ VIVENT – JOURNAUX DES ALLIÉS PUBLIÉS EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE (The Voices of Freedom Live On: Allied Newspapers Published in Great Britain). Issued by the British Ministry of Information (MOI). [Liberated France, 1944].
An engaging poster depicting soldiers and sailors of various nationalities in their official uniforms reading free newspapers published in their native languages in Great Britain while their homelands remained under German occupation. Among the newspapers featured are such prominent titles as the French La Marseillaise, the Polish Polska Walcząca, the Czechoslovak Čechoslovák, the Greek Ellas, the Norwegian Norsk Tidend, as well as free newspapers from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The upper section presents a colorful mosaic of the flags of the Allied nations, symbolizing unity and international solidarity. The overall composition emphasizes the legitimacy of the governments-in-exile and the Allied effort to preserve European culture and national sovereignty through the power of the printed word. The poster was intended to highlight London’s central role as a bastion of press freedom and anti-Nazi resistance for the occupied nations of Europe.
50×38 cm. Linen-backed for display and preservation. Good condition.
