East German Poster Database

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• …zum Kampf sind wir geboren.

  This poster is a large print portrait of Karl Liebnecht in black and white. The image is bordered in brown, white, and red. The text reads the second bit of the German left song, "Auf, auf zum Kampf, zum Kampf" as, "We are born to fight." The poster is partnered with a similar poster of Rosa Luxemburg. The words reference the famous leftist song penned by Bertolt Brecht.

• Auf, auf zum Kampf…

  This poster is a large print portrait of Rosa Luxemburg in black and white. The image is bordered in brown, white, and red. The text reads, "Up, up let's fight..." which is a song sung by the German Left, penned by Bertolt Brecht. The poster is partnered with a similar poster of Karl Liebknecht.

• Anachronistischer Zug 1990

  This poster depicts a map of Germany on an orange background. East Germany is at a lower level than West Germany. Text reads "Brecht instead of Germany over everything" ("Brecht statt Deutschland über alles").

• „New York Times” vom 18.6.1953…

  The majority of the poster is a black and white photo of two Germans throwing rocks at Soviet tanks. The text below is adapted from various responses to the 1953 uprising. The first three selections praise the German people for their courage and spirit. The fourth is a statement by the Justice Minister some two weeks after, assuring DDR citizens that no one will be punished for protesting or striking, but only those who committed serious crimes.

• Erwin Strittmatters Katzgraben / Berliner Ensemble / Lieder: Hanns Eisler; Regie: B.K. Tragelehn; Buhnenbild und Kostume: Einar Schleef.

  This poster is medium brown, the text is predominantly in black; only the title of the play and the name of the theater group are printed in white. It consists of a quote by Bertolt Brecht about this play . The play should be performed so that a proletarian audience becomes inspired to change the world. The names of all the actors are listed below the quote.

• Ekkehard Schall spielt “Lebensabende” / Das letzte Band / Samuel Beckett, DDR-Erstauffuhrung, Regie: David Leveaux / Die Erziehung der Hirse / Bertolt Brecht, Musik: Karl-Heinz Nehring, Urauffuhrung / Gesamtleitung: Barbara Brecht-Schall / Theater im Palast

  This poster is in landscape format. The background is white with black text. The word 'Lebensabende' – literally evening of life – is printed over a red setting sun.

• Tanz Theater- Die 7 Todsünden Weill/Brecht- Die Hochzeit Strawinsky DDR-Erstaufführung

  This poster is a black and white repeated photographic portrait of a woman facing left with her hair pulled back. The text is at top, bottom and center right in white. This poster advertises for "The 7 Deadly Sins" from Weill and and Brecht and "The Marriage" from Stravinsky. Performances' premiere in the DDR.

• !Gesucht!/Kilkoa: Untat in Gelbherrenpagode/Am hellerlichten Tag raubten vier Soldaten 4 Opfer-stöcke (!!) aus, um Bier zu beschaf-fen! ž Am Tatort blieb 1/4 Pfund Haare zurück. ž Weiterer Verlauf der unglaublichen Ereignisse + der auf-sehenerregende FALL

  Poster is yellow at top and bottom, with center diagonally striped in yellow and white. Text in black. Depiction in black in center of a man with a white bald spot and red arrow pointing to it, with caption reading "Who has seen the man with the bald spot?" Poster reads: "Wanted! Kilkoa: In broad daylight four soldiers robbed four victims in order to purchase beer! A quarter pound of hair was found at the scene. Later see the outcome of these spectacular events in the Case of the Packers". Advertises for "Man = Man", from Bertolt Brecht starring Galy Gay.

• Pantomimen- Theater vom Prenzlauer Berg: Viele Dinge sind in einem Ding- ein Spiel von Pantomimen auf der Grundlage des Lehrstücks „Die Horatier und die Kuriatier” von Bertolt Brecht Einstudierung Eberhard Kube Buch, Gestaltun

  This poster depicts a mime with a JapaneseKabuki-esque face mask with three arms and three legs. It advertises for a pantomime play titled "Many Things are in One Thing", based on a teaching play by Bertolt Brecht. The title of play is in black on yellow, to the right, with text top right and left and bottom. Note: a strip has been cut from top left.