East German Poster Database

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• Jenufa: Oper von Leoš Janáček- Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  The background of this poster is dark brown; the text is in the top quarter of the poster, mostly in yellow print. The title is in slightly larger white cursive writing. The poster shows a head covered in a brown cloak that is decorated with blue and red flowers. Instead of a face only roots show.

• Die Weise von Lebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke/Eine Opernvision von Siegfried Matthus

  Poster depicts a rose on fire against a brown background, with text in lighter brown at right. Advertises for "The Example of Love and Death from the Cornets Christoph Rilke", an opera from Siegfried Matthus.

• Vorweihnachtliche Schau Guten Kunsthandwerks

  This poster shows an image featuring a purple vase decorated with a face and two suns. The top of the vase has green geometric leaves. It is for an exhibition in Karl-Marx-Stadt (November 24 - December 15, 1974).

• Textil Design 82

  This poster shows an image of wavy stripes in alternating colors running diagonal. The background is black. It is for an exhibition featuring textile designs from 1982 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (February 21 - April 11, 1982).

• Zinnfigur-Erbe und Volkskunst

  This poster has two columns of small pewter figures depicting soldiers, farmers, noblemen, and musicians. It is for an exhibition featuring pewter figures and folk art at the Theaterplatz Museum in Karl-Marx-Stadt (August 12 - October 22, 1978).

• Bildnis und Gruppe

  This poster shows a painting of the back of a bald head and neck. The title is written over the head portion and the right side of the neck is covered in green, red, blue, and yellow paint blobs. It is for an exhibition of individual and group portraits at the Brühl Gallery in Karl-Marx-Stadt (November 14, 1981 - January 3, 1982).

• Bildnerisches Volksschaffen

  This poster shows a painting of a single eye surrounded by a paint splattered circle that is mostly green and red. Two red arrows point to the title and the location of the exhibit. It is for an exhibition featuring folk art paintings in Karl-Marx-Stadt (May 1 - June 28, 1981).

• Ernst Barlach

  This poster shows a small black and white self-portrait in charcoal. The rest of the poster is black, with the title and information printed in a light brown. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Ernst Barlach at the Museum in Karl-Marx-Stadt (September 16 - November 12, 1978).

• Grafik: Galerie Oben

  This poster has a grey background and shows a black and white square shape in the middle, with black on its top grading to white. It is for an exhibit at the Oben Gallery featuring works by German artists from 1978 - 1982 (October 13 - November 24, 1982).

• Galerie der Fruendschaft

  The poster shows a painting of a bird that is outlined in blue. The birds beak has been replaced by a pencil and its feathers are colored yellow, blue, green, and red. It is for an exhibit at the Pioneer House, the center for the Free German Youth in Zwickau (March - June 1978).