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'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Fils Du Peuple'', first published in 1937, is the autobiography of Maurice Thorez, Secretary General of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death in 1964. | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Fils Du Peuple'', first published in 1937, is the autobiography of Maurice Thorez, Secretary General of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death in 1964. | ||
'''The Incident:''' The work, first published uncensored in the 1937 edition, was | '''The Incident:''' The work, first published uncensored in the 1937 edition, was censored in the 1954 edition by the removal of Marcel Gitton (formerly Administrative Secretary of the French Communist Party who later defected) from a group photo in the book. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Unknown | '''Results of Incident:''' Unknown | ||
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Fils du Peuple</span> (book) }} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Fils du Peuple</span>(book) }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 9 February 2012
Date: 1954
Region: Europe
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Literature
Artist: Maurice Thorez (1900 - 1964)
Confronting Bodies: French Communist Party
Date of Action: 1954
Location: France
Description of Artwork: Fils Du Peuple, first published in 1937, is the autobiography of Maurice Thorez, Secretary General of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death in 1964.
The Incident: The work, first published uncensored in the 1937 edition, was censored in the 1954 edition by the removal of Marcel Gitton (formerly Administrative Secretary of the French Communist Party who later defected) from a group photo in the book.
Results of Incident: Unknown
Source: Ernest T.
