East German Poster Database

Items

• Washington / Durch
  This is a two part poster. Poster is red, with black and white letters, and black with red letters. It depicts a row of missiles, some of which are broken in half. The left side, PL-0687, says Washington, the right side PL-0688, says Moskau. Below it says “Für den Frieden” (For Peace). Oversize.
• 1. Mai 1972
  Poster commemorates the May Day celebration from 1972. The poster has a white background with black letters. It shows a large red flower, with a ribbon which looks like the East German flag tied around its stem. Oversize.
• XI. Welt-Gewerkschafts-Kongress / Für Aktionseinheit und Solidarität aller Werktätigen in der Welt - Für Frieden und sozialen Fortschritt!
  This poster commemorates the eleventh meeting of the Welt-Gewerkschafts-Kongress, a meeting of the international communist organizations, which took place in East Berlin in September 1986. Poster is red with black and white letters and a white outline of the two sides of the globe with continents. Oversize.
• Tag der Befreiung / 8. Mai 1945 / 8. Mai 1985
  Poster commemorates the 40 year anniversary of the end of the Second World War, VE Day or “Tag der Befreiung”. The poster shows heroic black and white images of Red Army soldiers. One is holding a bright red flag. Oversize.
• 1. Mai 1985
  This poster commemorates VE day, May 8th, 1945 as well as the May Day celebration. This is a two part poster. The top half, PL-0683 shows a large abstract red flower, or bouquet of flowers, which has bloomed out of the bottom half of the poster. Oversize.
• 8. Mai 1945
  This poster commemorates VE day, May 8th, 1945 as well as the May Day celebration. This is a two part poster. The bottom half, PL-0682, shows a black and white image of soldiers sitting on tanks throwing their helmets and hats into the air. In the center there is a red stem of a large flower which blooms on the top half of the poster, PL-0683. Oversize.
• Martin Luther / 1483-1546
  This poster commemorates the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther's birth. It is black, white and gray and features a large portrait of Martin Luther. Oversize.
• 450. Jahrestag des Deutschen Baurnkrieges / Tomas Muncer
  This poster commemorates the 450 year anniversary of the German Peasant's War. The image is an engraving of theologian Tomas Muncer (Thomas Müntzer) a leader of the uprising. Oversize.
• Zu den progressiven Traditionen... / Erich Honecker / Martin Luther
  This poster commemorates the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther's birth. It has a lengthy quote from Erich Honecker. Poster is white with black text. Oversize.
• Sie siegten - damit wir leben / 8. Mai 1945
  This poster commemorates VE day, May 8th, 1945. It shows a black and white image of what appear to be Red Army soldiers. The caption reads “They prevailed - that is why we live.” Oversize.
• Wettbewerb
  The poster looks like a grid, with black lines on a white background. Poster advertises the Sozialisticher Wettbewerb (Socialistic Competition Labor Initiative). The W in Wettbewerb turns into three colored arrows shooting up the grid. This is a two part poster, PL-0676 is the left side and PL-0677 is the right side. Oversize.
• Pack an, das Erreichte ist noch nicht das Erreichbare / Sozialistischer
  The poster looks like a grid, with black lines on a white background with a large red section with black letters. Poster advertises the Sozialisticher Wettbewerb (Socialistic Competition Labor Initiative). The quote at the top is a motivational slogan. This is a two part poster, PL-0676 is the left side and PL-0677 is the right side. Oversize.
• 8. Mai / 1945 1985
  Poster commemorates the May Day celebration from 1985. It is also the 40 year anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The poster shows a large photograph of a child being held by a soldier. Oversize.
• FDJ
  Poster displays large logo of the Freie Deutsche Jugend (FDJ) a Socialist youth organization. It is yellow, black and blue on a white background. Oversize.
• 1986 / 1. Mai / Kampf-Und Feiertag Der Arbeiterklasse
  Poster commemorates the May Day celebration from 1986. The poster is red and white with what looks like the outline of a blooming flower in the center. Oversize.
• [Untitled]
  Poster commemorates the 100 year anniversary of Lenin's birth. The only image on this half of the poster is Lenin's legs and shoes. This is a two-part poster, PL-0671 is the upper half and PL-0672 is the bottom half. Oversize.
• 1870 / 1970
  Poster commemorates the 100 year anniversary of Lenin's birth. It is black and white with red numbers, and a black and white image of Lenin. This is a two-part poster, PL-0671 is the upper half and PL-0672 is the bottom half. Oversize.
• Mai 1 / 1976
  Poster commemorates the May Day celebration from 1976. The poster is red and white and shows a man wearing a construction workers helmet. Oversize.
• Wählen gehen! / Beide Stimmen für die CDU / Zweitstimme ist Kanzlerstimme / CDU
  Poster is from the reunification period in the early nineties. It is a campaign poster for the CDU. Oversize.
• “Dafür arbeiten wir... / Eberhard Diepgen / CDU
  Poster is from the reunification period in the early nineties. The quote is from Eberhard Diepgen (pictured) the mayor of West Berlin who become the first mayor of unified Berlin. Oversize.
• Die Unbesiegbaren
  This poster is black, white and gray. The only text is at the bottom and says, “Die Unbeseigbaren” (The Unconquerable). This poster depicts armed guerrilla soldiers standing guard over a woman and child. Another soldier carries a wounded man.
• Patria Libertab
  Ths poster is black, white and gray. The text is in Spanish. The poster shows a large two headed vulture dressed in a military uniform with pictures of skulls on it. In front there are soldiers and a CIA agent protecting the vulture from two rifles with bayonets The rifles say “Unidad Popular” which was the Leftist coalition party in Salvador Allende's Chile. The soldier protecting the vulture has a banner which reads “Patria, Libertab” but Libertab is probably meant to be Libertad.
• Frau, Mann, Familie
  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. This poster's title is “Frau, Mann, Familie” (Wife, Husband, Family). The text discusses how the socialist state is concerned with the family and with providing families with housing and other social services. Pictures are of parents and children.
• A und O aller Gleichberechtingung: Berufstätig sein
  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. The title is “A und O aller Gleichberechtigung: Berufstätig sein” (The Alpha and Omega of Equality: Being Employed). This poster is about equal employment for women. Pictures show women working in a variety of jobs, a laboratory, in a green house, a factory and on a farm.
• Den Kindern gehts gut
  Part of the Frauen der DDR (PL-0655) folder. The title is “Den Kindern gehts gut” (The Children are well). It highlights the treatment, care and education of children in the DDR. There are picturs of children listening to a woman play guitar, looking at a painting and a picture of a child sticking their face in a plate of food. There is also a chart with some statistics about childhood education.