Hand of Friendship 1938

"Hand of Friendship", a 1938 political cartoon by David Low, depicts a satirical commentary on the hostility between the West and Nazi Germany. The cartoon features a caricature of Adolf Hitler extending a hand of friendship towards a wall emblazoned with "Militant Closed-Economy Super Nationalism". This wall separates Hitler from a group of Western leaders, all wary of his advances. Low's signature style of sharp caricature and stark contrasts effectively portrays the tensions of the time. The cartoon serves as a powerful reminder of the fraught political landscape leading up to World War II.