Menachem Begin
Artist
Julio Fernández Larraz
(born 1944 Havana, Cuba; lives Miami, Florida)
Dateca. 1975
Mediumcharcoal
Dimensions6 3/4 × 6 in. (17.1 × 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings, Pastels & Watercolors
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Peter Eller
Object numberPC2020.5.3
DescriptionA political cartoon of Menachem Begin, former prime minister of Israel, wearing glasses, a downcast gaze, and carrying a sign that reads "REPENT." He wears a robe and walks barefoot. Before the creation of the state of Israel, Begin was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist off-shoot of the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah.On View
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