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ادوات السجل العروض	'There Is Money In It' terracotta Antisemitic figures إزالة من الاختيار ضف للاختيار رقم الكائنM2021/033 العنوان'There Is Money In It' terracotta Antisemitic figures الوصفThis painted terracotta sculpture features a Jew leaning in to whisper to a wealthy merchant. The base of the figure includes the inscribed title; 'There Is Money In It'. These figures are caricatured with stereotypical 'Jewish' features such as the hooked nose, side locks and beards. This type of anti-Semitic sculpture is commonplace in history, infused throughout Western art and popular culture for many centuries. Since the 18th century the hooked nose found its place as racial stereotype in the history of anti-Semitic symbolism displayed not only in caricatures and books but also in every-day objects and decorative pieces. During the Nazi regime, these stereotypes were used with deadly motives. Propaganda campaigns utilised popular media such as films, books, posters as well as toys to perpetuate a continued negative stereotype towards the Jewish people who were characterised as ‘degenerates, criminals, and racially inferior’. التاريخ circa 1900 فترة الإنتاج20th century الموضوعantisemitism, caricatures, racial discrimination, discrimination اسم الكائنsculptures مادةceramic, earthenware, paint, fibres (fabrics) تقنيةpainted الأبعاد width: 155.00 mm height: 255.00 mm depth: 115.00 mm اللغة English 'THERE IS MONEY IN IT' Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.

رقم الكائنM2021/033

العنوان'There Is Money In It' terracotta Antisemitic figures

الوصفThis painted terracotta sculpture features a Jew leaning in to whisper to a wealthy merchant. The base of the figure includes the inscribed title; 'There Is Money In It'. These figures are caricatured with stereotypical 'Jewish' features such as the hooked nose, side locks and beards. This type of anti-Semitic sculpture is commonplace in history, infused throughout Western art and popular culture for many centuries. Since the 18th century the hooked nose found its place as racial stereotype in the history of anti-Semitic symbolism displayed not only in caricatures and books but also in every-day objects and decorative pieces.

During the Nazi regime, these stereotypes were used with deadly motives. Propaganda campaigns utilised popular media such as films, books, posters as well as toys to perpetuate a continued negative stereotype towards the Jewish people who were characterised as ‘degenerates, criminals, and racially inferior’.

التاريخ circa 1900

فترة الإنتاج20th century

الموضوعantisemitism, caricatures, racial discrimination, discrimination

اسم الكائنsculptures

مادةceramic, earthenware, paint, fibres (fabrics)

تقنيةpainted

الأبعاد

اللغة

Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.

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