East German Poster Database

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• Aimatow, Muhamedshanow- DDR-Erstaufführung: Der auf stieg auf den Fudschi Jama- Leipziger Theater Neue Szene

  This poster background is a blue-green gradient that starts as bright green at the top and descends into navy at the bottom. The title is in thick black pyramidal-stacked letters, with the remaining text in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for the performance "That Went up to Mt. Fuji", from Aitmatow and Muhamedshanow.

• Jiři Šalamoun

  This poster has a black background and shows a colored illustration featuring a clown standing on his head and a little figure eating a cookie. There are black balls on the floor and flying through the air. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Prague artist Jiři Šalamoun in Leipzig (April 5 - May 8, 1976).

• Willi Sitte

  This poster has a white background and shows a painting featuring three men, two of them smoking cigarettes. The painting is abstract, and one of the smoking men is wearing a green military helmet. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Willi Sitte in Leipzig (November 23 - December 20, 1979).

• Die 100 besten des Jahres 1985

  This poster has a yellow background and has the word "PLAKATE" written down the middle. For each letter a word is written and underlined in a different color. It is for an exhibition featuring the 100 best posters of 1985 at the Berlin City Library (November 5 - 28, 1986).

• Sonja + Gert Wunderlich

  This poster has a white background and has information about the exhibit written in blue, black, and red letter in the center. The text is written in polish. It is for an exhibition featuring typography and graphic design by Sonja and Gert Wünderlich in Warsaw, Poland (May 18 - June 6, 1978).

• Herbert Sandberg: Absichten & Ansichten

  This poster shows an illustration of a little boy reading at a table surrounded by three ghouls. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Herbert Sandberg titled "Intentions and Views" in Leipzig (February 13 - March 27, 1981).

• Picasso

  This poster shows an etching by Pablo Picasso depicting a nude female laying down on her side while a large face of an older male watches her. The male has curly hair and a beard. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Pablo Picasso in Leipzig (May 9 - June 20, 1980).

• Typografie Schrift Buch Plakat

  This poster has a thick black border on the left and right side and the title is written in different fonts for each word. It is for an exhibition featuring typography and print art by Gert Wünderlich at the Library in Leipzig (October 25 - December 15, 1976).

• Sonja + Gert Wunderlich

  This poster has a white background and has information about the exhibit written in blue, black, and red letter in the center. The text is written in polish. It is for an exhibition featuring typography and graphic design by Sonja and Gert Wünderlich in Warsaw, Poland (May 18 - June 6, 1978).

• Jürgen Weber

  This poster shows a sculpture of various human figures, faces, and mouths. Next to the body parts are columns of carved words. It is for an exhibition featuring work by Jürgen Weber at the School of Visual Art in Leipzig (October 21 - November 10, 1978).

• Büchkunst und Grafik

  This poster has white background and the title is in black lettering with smaller text in red. All of the poster is written in Polish. It is for an exhibition of graphic art from Leipzig (May - June 1985).

• Max Schwimmer

  This poster shows a painting of several nude figures, three of which appear to be floating in the air with a horse. The prominent figure on the ground is a naked female who appears to be serving a plate of food to a male soldier. It is for an exhibition featuring works by Max Schwimmer at the Gallery at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig (November 28, 1980 - January 9, 1981).