Cartoon by Opland on the signing of the EAEC Treaty (21 April 1951)
Image ‘Steel wedding … May those who are against this marriage speak now and make themselves known immediately to 10 Downing Street …’ On 21 April 1951, the Dutch cartoonist, Opland, considers the implications of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in his own inimitable fashion.
Source and copyright
Source: De Volkskrant. Katholiek Dagblad voor Nederland. 21.04.1951. Amsterdam: De Volkskrant.
Copyright: (c) Opland, c/o Beeldrecht Amsterdam 2004
