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'LONDON 1944' A PRINTED SCARF BY FELIKS TOPOLSKI
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'LONDON 1944' A PRINTED SCARF BY FELIKS TOPOLSKI

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'LONDON 1944' A PRINTED SCARF BY FELIKS TOPOLSKI
crimson wool with printed signature at bottom right,--33 x 36in. (83.8 x 94.4cm)
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Lot Essay

Feliks Topolski (1907-1989)

Scarves with contemporary images and mottos were extensively produced and worn in the 1940s as a simple and fairly inexpensive way to glamourize drab, rationed clothing. They also served as a useful medium for political statements and propaganda.

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