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Hugh M. Hutton
The Funeral Oration for Poland, September 20, 1939
Editorial cartoon for The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20, 1939
American cartoonist Hugh M. Hutton worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than thirty years, exercising freedom of expression in powerful visual commentary addressing social and political issues. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he served in the armed forces during World War I. In Funeral Oration for Poland, Hutton employs recognizable symbols to comment upon the invasion of Poland, which began on September 1, 1939, marking the beginning of World War II. In the work, a motionless woman lying face down is closely observed by predatory buzzards representing Germany and the Soviet Union. |