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Friedrich Engels

Black and white photograph of Engels with brown Fraktur type superimposed.

Seine Ideen/unsere Praxis/Friedrich Engels 1820-1895

Poster is a black and white portrait of Friedrich Engels. Title in black at top and red at bottom reads "His Ideas/Our Practice" with name and birth/death dates in red vertical on right.

Eine alte List! grad der „ehrlichste” Opportunist ist der gefährlichste.

Poster is black type on brown recycled paper. Features sketch of a belled jester shoe in the sky with the bones of a foot visible inside (in the manner of an x-ray). Next to each bell is the word "Streik" (strike). Title reads "An old list! just the most 'honest' opportunism is the most dangerous", adapted from Friedrich Engels' A Critique of the Draft Social-Democratic Program of 1891.

450. Jahrestag des deutschen Bauernkrieges

Poster celebrates the 450th anniversary of the German Peasant's Revolt. Features a black and white timeline of major events in German history from the 15th century through the date of publication. Events are accompanied by photos and artwork.

1820 - 1895 Friedrich Engels

This poster is a large portrait of Friedrich Engels superimposed on text.

Die theoretischen Arbeiten von Karl Marx nach der Revolution von 1848.

Poster depicts Karl Marx at work, along with pictures of the British Museum Library, and the house Marx stayed in while he was in London (black and white). Title reads "The theoretical work of Karl Marx after the Revolution of 1848." Text includes quotes from Marx and Engels. Poster is one in a series of eight.

Der Kampf von Karl Marx um die Herstellung eines einheitlichen Deutschlands 1848/49

Poster depicts Marx's arrest in Brüssel (left) and a Marx portrait (right), both in black and white, with further b/w pictures bottom center. Text includes quotes from Marx and Engels. Title reads "The struggle of Karl Marx to create a single democratic Germany 1848/49". Poster is one of a series of eight. Text at the bottom attributes it to the Party College "Karl Marx" of the SED.

Der „Bund der Kommunisten”

Poster depicts two portaits: Marx (left) and Engels (right). Featues quotes from Engels, Stalin, Lenin, and Marx. Poster is one of a series of eight. Title reads "The League of Communists". The bottom indicates it is a product of the Party College "Karl Marx" of the SED.

*weitsichtig!!!

This poster is a reprinted portrait image of Friedrich Engels. Red text is added over the original text of the image, drawing attention to a portion of the text. The text from the original image is almost unreadable.

REVOLUTION. Alles, was die Menschen in bewegung setzt, muss durch ihren Kopf hindurch; aber welche Gestalt es in diesem Kopf annimmt, hängt sehr von den umständen ab. Friedrich Engels.

This poster has the word "Revolution" in large red-orange letters with a quote from Friedrich Engels in black beneath it.

Luther fegte nicht nur den Augiasstall der Kirche, sondern auch den der deutschen Sprache aus, schuf die moderne deutsche Prosa und dichtete Text und Melodie jenes siegesgewissen Chorals, der die Marseillaise des 16.Jahrhunderts wurde. Friedrich Engels.

This poster has a black and white woodcut image of a large hand on an open Bible with various religious figures sprawled beneath it. The image is on a brown background. The poster is part of the 1983 celebration of the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth.

Alles, was die Menschen in Bewegung setzt, muß durch ihren Kopf hindurch;

This poster is a large impressionistic portrait of Friedrich Engels in multiple colors. The text states, "Everything which sets men in motion must go through their minds; but what form it will take in the mind will depend very much upon the circumstances." This quote from Engels is from his work "Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy".

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