East German Poster Database

Items

• Rosa Luxemburg ---Kommunistin---Vorkämpferin für Sozialismus und Frieden---Mitbegründerin der KPD---1919 Opfer der Reaktion
  This poster is a black and white portrait of Rosa Luxemburg with red text across the bottom right corner.
• Spuck nicht ins Wasser, das Du noch trinken mußt/Schutz und Erhaltung unserer Umwelt
  Poster depicts drawing of a well. Title printed in black and green reads "Don't spit in the water that you have to drink [from]/Protect and conserve our environment". DBD insignia at bottom. Poster created for March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Internationaler Frauentag Friedenskundgebung
  This poster is white with a blue outline of a dove that is also a woman's face.
• Brot für das Volk: Die Stadt braucht unsere Bauern
  Poster depicts black and white drawing of a basket full of bread surrounded by würst, wine, jelly, and other foods. Title printed in green and black reads "Bread for the people: The city needs our farmers". DBD insignia at bottom. Poster created for March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• In-besitz-nahme des Kulturerbes
  This poster is a black and white photograph of an empty outdoor café. The text reads, "Taking possession of cultural heritage", with the focus of the poster being the large eagle on the ground.
• Der Bauch läßt sich mit Worten nicht abspeisen
  This poster depicts a drawing of a basket full of vegetables. The title printed in green and black reads, "The stomach will not let you be persuaded with words. For healthy nourishment". This poster features the DBD insignia at the bottom. This poster created for March 1990 elections.
• The Tank: Best Safety Match. A fire? A match. Without tanks - more safety. Safety by negotiating.
  This poster is yellow with a logo of a Soviet tank with red text imposed over the logo.
• Bauern Land bleibt in Bauern Hand/Mit gesichertem Eigentum Für ein gutes Einkommen.
  Title printed in green and black reads "Farmers' land stays in farmers' hands/With secure property for a good income". DBD Insignia at bottom. Poster created for March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• 8.5.45 MUP
  This poster is a sepia-tone picture of a Soviet soldier writing graffiti on a wall.
• Gute Gedanken brauchen wenig Worte/Für starke Genossenschaften
  Poster depicts a family working together to pull a large radish out of the ground. Title printed in green and black reads "Good thoughts need few words/For strong cooperatives". DBD insignia at bottom. Poster created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Schaulaufen der Freundschaft UdSSR-DDR
  This poster has an ice skate with blue and white waves radiating from it. The text is in blue.
• Öko/Agrar Produktion/Schonender Umgang mit Naturressourcen
  Poster depicts a drawing of an upside-down snail shell filled with growing plants. Title printed in green and black reads "Economical and considerate exploitation of natural resources". DBD insignia at bottom. Poster created for March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• An alle.
  This posteris orange with the phrase "an alle" repeated across the top half. On the bottom is a portrait of Vladimir Lenin.
• Damit's Frühling wird/CDU/Allianz für Deutschland
  Poster depicts large photograph of trees in bloom. Title reads "So that it will be Spring again/CDU/Alliance for Germany". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie. 4 Ausstellungen: Die Mauer - vom 13. August bis heute. Maler interpretieren DIE MAUER. Berlin - von der Frontstadt zur Brücke Europas. Von Ghandi bis Walesa - Gewaltfreier Kampf für Menschenrechte.
  This poster shows multiple pictures of Checkpoint Charlie, including a portrait of Mahatma Ghandi.
• CDU - die Zukunft
  Poster is printed in red and black. Title reads "CDU - the future". In poster center is a box outlined in red with title reading "Election meeting". Inside the box, text reads "The CDU invites you" and has space for handwritten place and time. Underneath reads "Naturally Christian and ecological/Naturally Democratic and socialist/For the unity of Germany/CDU - Who else?". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Graffiti of Two Hearts With Faces
  This poster shows a picture of two graffiti hearts with female faces on the Berlin Wall. On the reverse is a smaller picture of a graffiti of a masked man. The reverse also lists exhibition information.
• …damit auch die Schwachen hier sicher sein können: SPD
  Poster is divided horizontally into white (top) and green (bottom) segments. Title reads "…so that the weak can also be certain here: SPD". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• [no title]
  This poster shows a mass of people pushing through a gap in the Berlin Wall in an attempt to get to the West. On the other side of the Wall is a field of garbage and toxic waste.
• …damit die Natur bald wider aufatmen kann: SPD
  Poster is divided horizontally into white (top) and green (bottom) segments. Title reads "…so that nature will soon be able to breathe again: SPD". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Statue of Liberty Berlin Wall Graffiti
  This poster is a photograph of a section of the Berlin Wall that has seven artistic interpretations of the Statue of Liberty in multiple colors.
• Sozialdemoktratien verstehen mehr von Geld und Wirtschaft
  Title reads "Social democrats understand more about money and economy". Poster lists the names of three financially successful social democrats: Karl Otto Pöhl (President of the Bundesbank), Heinz Ruhnau (Chairman of Lufthansa), and Edzard Reuter (Chairman of Daimler Benz). Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Heute B.Z. Was Ihr Kino spielt - steht heute in der B.Z. Berlins gefährlichste Autoräuber stehen vor Gericht. Der Flüchtlingsstrom nimmt kein Ende. Gestern kamen wieder 1078. B.Z. für Leute von Heute.
  This poster is white with red and black text. The text alternates in size and is arranged in sentences around the poster.
• Links wählen heißt/Recht sichern PDS/18. März - Jede Stimme zählt
  Poster is white with purple text. Title reads "Left chooses hot/Right ensures PDS/March 18th - Every vote counts". Poster was created for the March 1990 elections. Box 1.
• Ernst Thälmann Portrait
  This poster is a large portrait of Ernst Thälmann. The dates 1886 - 1944 appear in the bottom left corner.