SOREL, '...SOME OF THOSE JEWS WERE COMMUNISTS!!!', INK, 1985

337 by 508mm., pen and ink, signed, mounted, framed and glazed

EXHIBITED:
'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011

The Village Voice, New York, 1985

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

In May 1985, Ronald Reagan commemorated the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with a visit the Kolmeshöhe Military Cemetery in Bitburg, West Germany, a decision that caused anger in America. The controversy arose from the fact that not only was a visit to a concentration camp excluded from the trip (although a visit to Belsen-Bergen was later added), but that the military cemetery contained the graves of 49 members of the notorious Waffen-SS. In attempting to defend the visit, Reagan declared the young men in the Waffen-SS as victims of the Nazis, drafted and forced into terrible actions against their will. The President received widespread criticism for this statement, as many interpreted this as equating Nazi soldiers with victims of the Holocaust.