Netherlands, the World Looks Down on You...”
This cartoon by Wim van Wieringen, published in The Flame at the end of 1948, criticizes Dutch military aggression in Indonesia during the second “police action.” The imagery of a Buddha figure looking down in disapproval symbolizes global condemnation of Dutch colonial violence and the moral weight of international scrutiny.
Year
1948-1949
Design
Wim van Wieringen
Object Detail
19 × 14 cm; 34.2 × 23.6 cm
Type
Artwork
Collection
N/A
