East German Poster Database

Items

• Im Vaterjahr

  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. The title is Im Vaterjahr. The poster highlights a young family where the father plays an active role in child rearing instead of leaving the burden entirely to the mother. Pictures show the father with his children and a picture of the whole family. Box 1.

• Sicherheit, Geborgensein

  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. This poster is about “Sicherheit, Geborgensein” (Security, being safe.) The poster does not seem to be referring to security in the sense of crime prevention or military defense, but rather socio-economic security and physical health. There are pictures of elderly people, babies in the delivery room, a woman in a wheelchair and a group of women exercising.

• Solidarität mit der VR Kampuchea.

  This poster shows a Cambodian infant playing with a piece of abandoned industrial machinery. The poster has a yellow border.

• Und nun werde und wachse willkommenes Kind, hast noch Zeit zu begreifen, warum wir so wachsam sind.

  This poster is a collection of 20 photographs of babies.

• Bewahrt ihnen den Frieden

  This poster has 6 infants bundled up with bows tied around them. The children are all of different ethnicities. The text reads, "Keep them at peace."

• Bühnen der Stadt Nordhausen/Ein Kindermärchen in zwei Aufzügen von Peter Hacks/Maries Baby/Uraufführung Regie: Andreas Neu

  Poster is yellow and speckled with black heaviest top left. Text in white on black. Features depiction of Madonna and child, both with red halos and Madonna with red stars surrounding. Advertises for "Marie's Baby", a children's fairytale from Peter Hacks directed by Andreas Neu. Play's premiere. Note: May be signed by artist on back.

• Die Ratten/Gerhart Hauptmann/Berliner Tragikomödie/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is white with large purple-gray poloroid of a young boy superimposed. Top right corner of the photograph has been burnt or torn off. Black and red stripes underneath at top left corner. Text top right. Advertises for a play titled "The Rats" by Gerhart Hauptmann.