Made in Germany

1918

George Bellows unleashed this visceral scene in 1918 to fuel American anger during World War I. Titled 'Made in Germany,' the image shows soldiers in iconic spiked helmets brutalizing civilians—one is being held by the neck while a body lies discarded in the foreground. Despite the gritty realism, Bellows never set foot in Europe; he imagined these atrocities based on news reports to create powerful propaganda. The title is a biting sarcasm, twisting the familiar 'Made in Germany' manufacturing stamp into a brand of cruelty.

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