AN anthology of controversial cartoons depicting the graphic horror of World War One is to go on show at a Wirral museum.
The Caxton edition of highly-inflammatory sketches was published a century ago, and is the work of Dutch painter Louis Raemaekers.
He gained a worldwide reputation between 1914 and 1918 for his biting, often horrific, anti-war cartoons.
The most important aspect of Raemaekers’ career is undoubtedly his role in Allied war propaganda.
Soon after his arrival in England he was contacted by Britain's War Propaganda Bureau, namely to ensure the mass distribution of his work both here and elsewhere in support of Allied propaganda.
Forty of his most captivating images were published in Raemaekers' Cartoons, which was immediately translated in eighteen languages and distributed worldwide.
The images have rarely been displayed in public for decades and are now on show at The Wilfred Owen Story in Argyle Street, Birkenhead.
Parental guidance should be exercised when viewing the material.
The museum is open Tuesday to Friday from 11am to 2pm.
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