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Circa 1942 silkscreen poster by Louis Hirshman encouraging safe disposal of matches, showing stylized Japanese soldier standing behind a tree with a match, with the rising sun in the background. Federal Art Project / WPA War Services Project. View full size.
Gruesome racist stereotype but man this design sure has impact, it screams and knocks me out!
[It's a caricature, not a "stereotype." - Dave]
Boy, do i love the nauseating racial depictions of world war two.
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