Le avventure di Pinocchio - 1 Comic - 1948
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Le avventure di Pinocchio, a 1948 Italian political propaganda flyer, serigraphy, unbound, 6 black-and-white illustrated pages, approximately 27×19 cm, in good condition.
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This flyer is an example of political propaganda dating from the elections of April 18, 1948. Screen printing. Leaflet printed on every side.
Year: 1948 (date not present in the cartoon; information from the web) Format: about 27 x 19 cm. Pages: 6 with black-and-white illustrations, cover in two colors. Language: Italian. Condition: Good, as shown in the photo, with signs of age and use. Unbound. Mild oxidation. Small marginal tears. Tanned margins. Small corner losses.
The document uses the character of Pinocchio as a metaphor to warn voters against the Popular Democratic Front (the alliance between the Communist Party and the Socialist Party), whose symbol was Garibaldi’s face.
The text warns that "behind Garibaldi’s face... hides the face of Stalin," suggesting that voting for the Front is really a vote for Soviet communism. It urges citizens not to be "puppets" (like Pinocchio) and to behave like "free men," distrusting appearances.
Interesting to note is the final part that invites voters to vote "against communism and against capitalism," arguing that "both deceive you."
The cover illustration reinterprets Collodi’s characters: the Blue Fairy (Fata Turchina), the Cat and the Fox, and Pinocchio running, placing them in a tense political context aimed at striking the popular imagination of the era.
This flyer is an example of political propaganda dating from the elections of April 18, 1948. Screen printing. Leaflet printed on every side.
Year: 1948 (date not present in the cartoon; information from the web) Format: about 27 x 19 cm. Pages: 6 with black-and-white illustrations, cover in two colors. Language: Italian. Condition: Good, as shown in the photo, with signs of age and use. Unbound. Mild oxidation. Small marginal tears. Tanned margins. Small corner losses.
The document uses the character of Pinocchio as a metaphor to warn voters against the Popular Democratic Front (the alliance between the Communist Party and the Socialist Party), whose symbol was Garibaldi’s face.
The text warns that "behind Garibaldi’s face... hides the face of Stalin," suggesting that voting for the Front is really a vote for Soviet communism. It urges citizens not to be "puppets" (like Pinocchio) and to behave like "free men," distrusting appearances.
Interesting to note is the final part that invites voters to vote "against communism and against capitalism," arguing that "both deceive you."
The cover illustration reinterprets Collodi’s characters: the Blue Fairy (Fata Turchina), the Cat and the Fox, and Pinocchio running, placing them in a tense political context aimed at striking the popular imagination of the era.
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Number of objects
1
Language
Italian
Item
Comic
Condition
Good
Series
Le avventure di Pinocchio
Binding
Stapled
Artist
Non indicato
Year oldest item
1948
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