Identity elements
Reference code
US ILfC SC/019-id4383
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
The bribe is proffered
Date(s)
- 1954 (Creation)
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Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Black ink drawing on white paper board, 16 inches (40 cm.) by 14.5 inches (36 cm.) wide. Signed "Orr" lower right, with label printed "Copyright: 1954: By The Chicago Tribune". On back, stamped "Engraving Dept 1954 Apr 13 PM 2 41". A peasant, carrying a whip, with a hammer and sickle (symbol of the then Soviet Union) on his chest holds a bag of god labeled "Trade with Russia." He also points with his other hand to a hill in the distance with a cross with a body hanging, under it the words "Betrayal of civilization." The reference is to Judas's betrayal of Jesus for his crucifixion.