Nice People Make the Best Nazis
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2019
Artist: Alison Meadows
Dimensions:
920 × 910 mm (92 × 91 cm)
Medium: cotton
Object number: T.2024.19.CC
DescriptionHand embroidery and machine appliqué on vintage embroidered cotton tablecloth with a crocheted border. Printed appliquéd cotton border with photographs of Jewish people in WWII. “This piece highlights parallels between racism in UK, US and the rise of the Nazis in Germany last century. I always wondered how Hitler came to power.” Facebook 7 July 2019
The quote is from Naomi Shulman: “Nice people make the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly, and focussed on happier things then ‘politics’. They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbours were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people? Resisters.”
The piece is signed by the artist.
The quote is from Naomi Shulman: “Nice people make the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly, and focussed on happier things then ‘politics’. They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbours were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people? Resisters.”
The piece is signed by the artist.
