Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict Colonials, Neutrals and Belligerents during the First World War Sourcebook

He said something!

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Description

Propaganda postcard promoting Dutch neutrality whilst being under foreign pressure to join the war, drawn by the Dutch painter Theo Molkenboer.

Context

In the picture, a Dutch woman wearing a traditional Dutch costume says ‘Hij zeit wat!’ (in English: ‘He said something!’), referring to the German soldier standing behind her.

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Title

Hij zeit wat!

Creator

Theo Molkenboer

Date

1914-1918

Type

Postcard

Language

Dutch

Source

Part of a series of propaganda postcards drawn by Theo Molkenboer and published by Scheltens & Giltay, Amsterdam

Rights

Public domain

Contributor

Tom Gerritsen

Citation

Theo Molkenboer, “Hij zeit wat!,” Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict, accessed April 12, 2021, http://sourcebook.cegcproject.eu/items/show/35.