"War is the noblest state of man" -- Mussolini

Title: "War is the noblest state of man" -- Mussolini Creator(s): Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952, artist Date Created/Published: 1941 Oct. 1. Medium: 1 drawing. Summary: Cartoon shows a frightened Italian woman, with a child clutching her skirt, standing amidst falling bombs. On September 29, 1941, in one of the heaviest raids of World War II up to that time, British planes bombed ten Italian cities. The cartoonist compares Italian Fascist leader Mussolini's bombastic glorification of war with the harsh reality of civilians who actually experience it. Reproduction Number: --- Rights Advisory: May be restricted: Information on reproduction rights available in LC P&P Restrictions Statement. Call Number: CD 1 - Kirby, no. 122 (B size) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: (DLC/PP-1983:170.49) Probably published in: New York Post. jr / 860513; ljr 980108. Source: New York Times, Sept. 30, 1941, p. 1-2 ljr Subjects: Mussolini, Benito,--1883-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Air operations--British--Italy. World War, 1939-1945--Women--Italian. Aerial bombings--Italy--1940-1950. Format: Drawings. Editorial cartoons--American. Collections: Cartoon Drawings Part of: Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/acd1996004775/PP/