East German Poster Database

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• Glücklich und geborgen

  This poster depicts two youths swinging from the chinstrap of a large helmet with flowers around them.

• Der Nußknacker: Ballett von Pjotr I. Tschaikowski- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

  This poster background is black. It depicts a girl with blonde pigtails and floral tutu-style dress in ballet pose, with the Nutcracker battling the Rat King below. This poster advertises for a performance of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker".

• Kabale und Liebe

  This paster has a pink background. Along the bottom is a repeated drawing of a marching man in uniform. In the center of the poster is a black and white drawing of two gloved hands ripping a piece of paper that has a couple's silhouettes on it. This film is West German. Oversize.

• Wer seine Frau lieb hat

  This poster has a pink checkered background. In the lower half is a black and white cut out film still of an older couple sitting and holding hands. In the background is a multi-colored drawing featuring land toward the bottom of the poster, and water that goes up to the top of the poster. In the water is a ship with people aboard. Above the ship floats a man with wings. Above the man float six glasses that seem to be filled with beer. This film is East German. Oversize.

• Einmal keine Sorgen haben

  This poster features the drawn face and hands of an overweight sad looking man. He is wearing a green hat and white collar. Red lips float around the left and right side of the poster. In the man's hands is a title card with the title of the film. This film is West German.

• Die Erde Bebt

  This poster features a drawn image of a woman seen in profile with long black hair and a red shirt. The background color is dark green. This film is East German.

• S(Ca)milia (?) Balotti

  This poster has a black background and features the title of the film in the center. Above the title is a drawing of a hand with a slightly closed palm and forearm. Beneath the title is a single rose and at the bottom of the poster is a knife. This film is East German.

• Drei Mädchen im Endspiel

  This poster features a drawing of a Scottish Terrier dog and a brown ball on grass in the center. At the top of the poster are three sets of couples embracing. The men are dressed in blue and white uniforms and the women are wearing summer dresses. This film is East German.

• Der Schlitten

  This poster features two main characters in a snowy landscape. The characters have winter jackets, boots, and hats on. The figure on the left holds a string that is attached to a wooden sled. In the background on the right hand side of the poster is a silhouette of a large figure with a dog. This film is Soviet. Located in box DDR5.

• Rund um die Welt: Ein Kinderfilmprogramm. [3 films - Vom Nutzen des Wassers; Abenteuer im Dschungel; In einer Stunde um die Welt]

  This poster has a black background. In the center of the poster is a large circle with latitudinal and longitudinal lines on it as well as a small circle in the center with the Progress Film Verleih logo in it. Protruding from this small circle are two black clock hands. The short hand is pointing towards what would be two and the longer hand is pointing at what would be twelve if this had clock numbers on it. At the top of the circle are three characters in profile in running poses. The first character is a boy with a blue cap, the second is a man in a white uniform with a ginger beard, and the third is a girl in an orange dress. At the bottom of the large center circle are two more characters. A tiger and a boy in overalls. Two of these films are East German and one is Polish. Located in box DDR5.

• Ein Leben in Leidenschaft/Vincent van Gogh

  This poster is yellow with an impressionistic portrait of Vincent van Gogh in a straw hat. There is an orange image of the sun in the upper left corner, opposite the image of van Gogh in the lower right. The film is American.

• Deutsche Akademie der Künste zu Berlin

  This poster has a tan background and shows a red, blue, and green letter "A" over a black letter "G". There is a red line between the two letters. It is for an exhibition at the Academy of Art in Berlin (November 28, 1968 - January 3, 1969).

• Wladimir W. Lebedew

  This poster shows a painting of a woman with heavy makeup and red hair. She is wearing a blue blouse, white skirt, and black pantyhose. She is standing in front of a red and black wall with her hands behind her back. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Wladimir Lebedew at the Academy of Art in Berlin (October 31 - November 30, 1986).

• Zeichnungen in der Kunst der DDR zum 25. Jahrestag

  This poster has an illustration of a face behind two large red pencils. It is for an exhibition featuring drawings by East German artists from the past 25 years in Dresden (September 1 - November 10, 1974).

• Buch und Kitsch

  This poster shows a woodcut print of a women laying on her side in a Grecian robe with a book in her hands. Three cherubs are also depicted. It is for an exhibition featuring art centered around literature.

• Boccaccio

  This poster shows an illustration of a woman with blonde hair and a ball gown admiring a bus of a male figure while holding a rose. It is for an exhibition featuring work inspired by Boccaccio at the New Berlin Gallery in Berlin (July 12 - August 6, 1972).

• Akademie Galerie 1972

  This poster has a dark green background with a mustard yellow border. The title is written with a black shadow and red outline. The list of artists who will have work on display is written in the center of the poster. It is for an exhibition of work at the Academy of Art in Berlin (June 16 - July 16, 1972).

• Edvard Munch

  This poster shows a painting of a nude female figure standing in front of two windows. It is for an exhibition featuring watercolors and illustrations by Edward Munch in Berlin (December 16, 1971 - January 20, 1972).

• Ikonen aus einer Berliner Privatsammlung

  This poster shows a stylized drawing of Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. The poster is black with white lettering and the drawing is outlined in white. The "O" in the title is yellow and highlighting Virgin Mary's face. It is for an exhibition of Early Christian art at the State Museum in Berlin (September 1978 - March 1979).