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A Portrait of a Scoundrel, True to the Scale of His Short Stature

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0182·Poster·July 17, 1942·Russia

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Alt text: A Portrait of a Scoundrel, True to the Scale of His Short Stature. Poster, July 17, 1942, Russia, Nikolai Ernestovich Radlov (Born St. Petersburg, 1889; died Moscow [?], 1942) A. M. Argo (Birth and death dates unknown). — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioNikolai Ernestovich Radlov (Born St. Petersburg, 1889; died Moscow [?], 1942) A. M. Argo (Birth and death dates unknown)

DateJuly 17, 1942

Year1942

PlaceRussia

Object typePoster

ThemeWorld War and public-information graphics

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: A Portrait of a Scoundrel, True to the Scale of His Short Stature Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “A Portrait of a Scoundrel, True to the Scale of His Short Stature”, Nikolai Ernestovich Radlov (Born St. Petersburg, 1889; died Moscow [?], 1942) A. M. Argo (Birth and death dates unknown), July 17, 1942. Russia. Poster. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0182. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0182

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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