Created eleven years after the previous poster, “the black curtain has been removed, the house lights have been turned on, and the plunging neckline has been raised. This may say something about a change in Damia’s character, Colin’s style, or possibly in the mood of the country itself. For war raged, and France was occupied. What a difference the position of arms and hands makes: in 1930 it was a defiant, ‘give me life,’ palms-up reach and now, in 1941, hands are crossed on her hip, constrained and resigned. Possibly like the country. Her dress is still black, but lacking the plunging neckline, it becomes a mourner’s cloak” (Colin, p. 11). This poster is hand-signed by the artist.
literature: Colin, 89
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