East German Poster Database

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• 20 Jahre Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse Schutz des Friedens und des Sozialismus
  Sketch of a soldier holding a rifle. Behind him are the Berlin TV tower and the Brandenburg Gate waving an East German flag. The text reads "20 years of fighting groups of the working class. Protection of Peace and Socialism."
• Im Vaterjahr
  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. The title is Im Vaterjahr. The poster highlights a young family where the father plays an active role in child rearing instead of leaving the burden entirely to the mother. Pictures show the father with his children and a picture of the whole family. Box 1.
• 1918 1958 / 40 Jahre Sowjetarmee / 40 Jahre Siegreiche Verteidigung des Socialismus und des Friedens
  The poster is red, dark brown, light brown and white. It depicts two Russian soldiers. The poster commemorates the 40 year anniversary of the founding of the Red Army. The text at the bottom translates roughly to “Forty years of the victorious defense of socialism and freedom.”
• Weg mit dem NATO-Raketenbeschluß!/STOP
  Poster is yellow with black silhouette at left of a rocket launcher with the front transformed into a gaping, teethed skull. Title in black at top reads "Away with the NATO Rocket Decision!/STOP".
• 40 Jahre der Kinderbuchverlag Berlin
  Poster features a color cartoon of a dove carrying an olive branch and riding a carousel horse. The floor of the carousel is made of books. The title in black with yellow background above reads "40 years of the Children's Book Publishers Berlin" (1949-1989).
• Ihr Programm lebt in unseren Taten/70 Jahre KPD und 40 Jahre DDR…
  Poster title declares that "Your program lives on in our deeds/70 years of KPD and 40 years of DDR...". Features portraits of Fritz Heckert und Faleska Meinig, along with newspaper and protocol excerpts. To the right of title is a red raised fist. Box 1.
• Nie wider faschismus und Krieg!/…seit 40 Jahren Staatspolitik
  Poster is black with stippled black and white depiction of a hand holding up two fingers together. Title reads "Never again facism and war!/…State politics for 40 years". Box 1.
• WAR ist die Vergangenheitsform von SEIN
  Poster is a collage of black and white war photographs, with "WAR" superimposed in white. Remainder of title printed in white below. Reads "WAR is the past tense of TO BE" [play on the word "war" in its English form]. Poster is signed by the artist. Box 1.
• Kleine Humboldtgalerie Berlin
  This poster is off-white with a black line drawing of a skeletal soldier huddled beneath a coat and hugging a gun. The title reads, "Small Humboldt Gallery Berlin, Against the War- Graphics since 1914". The exhibit would be between July 6th, to September 2nd of 1982.
• Alles für das Glück des Menschen/DDR 30
  Poster is a large color portrait of a child on their father's shoulders. Title reads "All for the happiness of the people/DDR 30". Celebrates the DDR's 30th anniversary.
• Kindergedicht
  Poster depicts artwork by Rix. Consists of multicolored, stylized children in the midst of various play activities, with handrwitten words running between each image.
• Fuchs und Igel
  Poster depicts a color cartoon of a fox and hedgehog facing each other across a table with two sailboats in between. The text describes the fox and the hedgehog meeting on a hill. The fox tells the hedgehog to stop and observe the peace made by the king by removing his spiky skin. The hedgehog tells the fox to first break his teeth. Then the hedgehog makes himself round, closes his spikes, and defies the rest of the armed world as a peace hero. Story by Wilhelm Busch.
• Apokalyptische Visionen: 3 Jahre Siebdruck
  Poster is a silkscreen print. Shows famous photo of Phan Thị Kim Phúc with a red nuclear symbol in the center of her chest. Image is superimposed on gold and black medieval apocalyptic imagery. Title reads "Apocalyptic Visons: 3 Years Silkscreen: Jürgen Gottschalk". Information about the artist is printed on the reverse.
• 10 Años de Lucha Antifascista del Pueblo Chileno/Con la Razón y la Fuerza Venceremos!/Viva la Rebelión Popular!
  Poster features large abstract print of Chilean citizens and the Chilean rebellion. Title reads "10 years of fighting antifacists of the chilean town/With reason and force we will overcome/Long live the Popular Rebellion!"
• Wendestress/Die psychosozialen Kosten der deutschen Einheit…
  This poster appears to be a black and white photocopy. The title reads, "Wende stress, the psycho-social cost of German unity". The text below details the discontent of many East German citizens five years after the fall of the Wall. This poster features the Kultur Brauerei insignia at the bottom right.
• Tag der Befreiung
  This poster has a collage of black and white photographs of Soviet soldiers in heroic poses. A red flag appears in one of the upper photographs. The text celebrates the 40 years after the end of World War II.
• Häweg von Vietnam SOLIDARITÄT jetzt erst recht.
  This poster shows a picture of Vietnamese engineers constructing an irrigation system in a farm field. The text reads, "Hands away from Vietnam, solidarity now even more".
• Leipzig zuliebe/CDU/Allianz für Deutschland
  Poster is a large color photo of Leipzig architecture. Title reads "For the sake of Leipzig/CDU/Alliance for Germany". Title is split between top and bottom of the poster, with CDU in bold red letters. Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• 18 März
  Poster has German flags in three corners and DA insignia bottom left. Title reads "March 18th" and text describes who the party is and what changes they would like to see. Bottom reads "We want an honest alternative to 40 years of socialism, therefore: Your vote on March 18th, 1990 for our common Democratic Awakening (DA)!" Poster was created for the March 1990 elections.
• Wo Willenskraft und Erkenntnis sich durchsetzen, da läßt sich vieles, was sonst fast unmöglich war, leichter überwinden.
  This poster shows an inkprint rendering of Icarus falling from the sky. The text is positioned between the feathers of his wings. The text is a quote from Ernst Thälmann.
• Nachdenken über Deutschland
  Poster shows black and white photograph of a guard tower behind the border between East and West Germany. Text reads "Contemplating Germany".
• [photograph of man and boy chipping away at the Wall while a policeman watches from the other side]
  Black and white photo depicts a man and his son chipping away pieces of the Wall on the West side while a police officer looks on from the East side.
• Ich kann die Mauer nicht mehr sehen.
  Poster features two photos on gold background. First photo, taken in 1987, depicts a blind man in front of the Wall with a sign around his neck reading "I can no longer see the wall" (title). The second photo, taken in 1990, depicts the same man with the same sign in front of the now destructed Wall. Title is translated into nine languages including German and English.
• Lásku a Pravdu do Každè Rodiny Přeje Obĉanské Fórum
  This poster has a blue background filled with windows of various sizes. The windows are filled with golden yellow light and some have silhouetted figures behind. Space between the windows features ghostly angels and a few small stars. The title reads (in Slovak) "The Civic Forum wishes Love and Truth to Every Family".
• DSU Deutsch Soziale Union: Gemeinsam für Deutschland
  Depicts portrait of Dr. Theo Waigel, federal minister of finance (and later "father of the Euro). Title reads "Together for Germany". Poster created for the October 1990 elections (gesamtdeutsche Bundestags).