"Ami, go home!"
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Title
"Ami, go home!"
Subject
GDR propaganda poster from Dresden in 1950 by Elisabeth Shaw and René Graetz that reads: "Der amerikanische Kommisar McCloy am 4. Juli 1950: / "Ich fühle mich in Deutschland wie zu Hause!" /Deutschland antwortet: / "Ami, go home!".
Description
Shaw and Graetz made this anti-American GDR poster in response to a visit by John McCloy, US High Commissioner for Germany in 1950. Unlike many of the artists who were born in the GDR or other parts of the Soviet Bloc, these artists settled in East Berlin after World War II. Shaw was born in Northern Ireland, and Graetz grew up in Switzerland.
Creator
Elisabeth Shaw, artist
René Graetz, artist
Source
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Publisher
Ratsdruckerei Dresden
Date
1950-07-04
Rights
Copyright Deutsches Historisches Museum
Language
German
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
poster
Physical Dimensions
83 × 58.5 cm
Collection
Citation
Elisabeth Shaw, artist and René Graetz, artist, “"Ami, go home!",” Public Art in East Germany, accessed October 21, 2026, https://charlottedc.net/cms/items/show/9.
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