East German Poster Database

Items

• Trade Mark Peace - 1986-International Year of Peace

  The white poster shows a triangle with a nuclear missile snapped in half in the center. Surrounding the triangle are the words "Trade Mark Peace." Artist signed on front, with stamp on back identifying artist and address.

• Retro oder: Ich will zurück aufs Dach

  Poster with a white background and black letters. There is a drawing of a flying man dressed in purple and green with yellow wings. The poster advertises Alexander Galin's play “Retro oder: Ich will zurück aufs Dach”. Box 5.

• Eine mörderische Karriere

  This poster is a photograph of the top half of a female mannequin, reclining against a green velvet chair. The head of the mannequin is wrapped in an ace bandage, and there are drops of water around the mannequin's nose and mouth. There is a brown velvet ribbon around the neck, with a diamond in the center. The mannequin is wearing a red top that is gauze on one side and velvet on the other. It is on a black background. This film is Italian. There are two closed tears along the upper right hand side.

• Es könnte Liebe sein

  This poster is white with a drawn image of a clockwork rooster walking on a green hill. There is a large metal key sticking out of the side of the bird. Below the rooster are three black and white stills from the film. Clockwise from top left: a young man in a striped shirt sits in a room with striped wallpaper; a man leans up in bed, covered with a blanket, speaking on the telephone; a woman with long hair in profile. There are small closed tears on both the upper right and left hand sides, and the poster is acidic. The film is Soviet. Box 3.

• Armin Münch: Meermenschen

  This poster has a white background and shows an image of a large man rising out of the water with a woman on his shoulders. It is for an exhibition titled "Sea People" featuring work by Armin Münch at the Gallery on Boulevard in Rostock (August 1978). Box 6.

• Herta Günther: Grafik

  This poster shows a painting of a three-story white house next to a bridge. Trees are shown in the background. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Herta Günther at the Gallery on Boulevard in Berlin (August - September 1977). Box 6.

• Avantgarde / 1900 - 1923

  This poster shows an illustration of a tall tower that is leaning to one side. It is made up of many small sections and comes to a point at the top. It is for an exhibition featuring Russian/USSR architecture from 1900 - 1923 in Rostock (July 20 - September 8, 1991).

• Otto-Neimeyer-Holstein-Kabinett

  This poster shows a painting of two women sitting next to each other, with one resting their head on the other's shoulder. Both are bare breasted. It is for an exhibition featuring the work of Otto-Niemeyer-Holstein at the Kunsthalle Rostock (1987).

• Otto-Neimeyer-Holstein-Kabinett

  This poster shows an impressionist painting in mostly gold and brown hues. It is for an exhibition featuring the work of Otto-Niemeyer-Holstein at the Kunsthalle Rostock (1987).

• 13. Biennale der Ostseeländer Norwegens und Islands

  This poster has a black background and the right side depicts four vertical rectangles in different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. The left side of the poster has a curved white line. It is for an exhibition of art from the Baltic countries in Rostock (July 1 - August 27, 1989).

• Gerhard Marcks in Mecklenburg

  This poster shows a woodcut print of a farmer plowing the field with his horse. There are birds flying overhead. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Gerhard Marcks in Rostock (February 18 - April 2, 1989).

• Jo Jastram: Plastik

  This poster shows a black and white photo of an art studio with a large horse sculpture in-process. The horse's head is pointing to the floor. It is for an exhibit of sculptures by Jo Jastram at the Art Gallery in Rostock (September 3 - October 23, 1988).