East German Poster Database

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• Berliner Mauerkunst
  This poster is an advertisement for a book by Ralf Gründer which documents graffiti art on the Berlin Wall. The background is a photograph of part of the art of the Berlin Wall.
• Die UdSSR zeit der Umwandlung.
  This poster is a portrait of Mikhael Gorbachev with red, white, and blue confetti drawn around him.
• Todesschüsse an der Grenze?
  Poster features a black and white photograph of dead bodies in front of the Berlin Wall. Graffiti on the Wall reads "How much longer?" Title reads "Deadly shots at the border?" Text below reads "The walls, the spring guns, the land mines throughout the country are finally gone. A non-violent revolution accomplished this. The rulers, however, again are building fences, this time in Western Europe. Refuges are tortured and killed first in the countries where they were deported by Federal Border Police. Build no new walls: The right to asylum remains."
• 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.
• Die Komplexbrigade „Bodenschwende” des staatlichen Forstwirtschaftsbetriebes Wippra wurde für hervorragende Leistungen mit dem Titel „Brigade der sozialistischen Arbeit” ausgezeichnet. Ihr Ziel ist es, noch mehr Rohstoffe für Industrie und Landwirtschaft
  Poster features a black and white photo of men and women gathered in front of a woodpile. Above the photograph are color images of milk, cheese, würst, and eggs on a green background. Title reads "The complex Brigade 'Bodenschwende' of the state forestry company Wippra was recognized for excellence with the title 'Brigade of Socialist Work'. Their goal is to produce more raw materials for industry and agriculture and thus contribute to solving the economic task."
• Solidarität mit dem Volk von El Salvador
  This poster has various black and white photographs of El Salvadorians mixed in with headlines clipped from newspapers. A large bald eagle with "USA" written on it appears on the left side of the poster.
• Der Komplexbrigade der LPG Milzau/Klobikau wurde mit dem Titel „Brigade der sozialistischen Arbeit” ausgezeichnet und kämpft in sozialistischer Gemeinschaftsarbeit um eine schnelle Steigerung der Marktproduktion.
  Poster features a black and white photo of a crowd of people in front of a colonnaded building. To the right of the photograph is a line drawing of a farm equipment, and color images of milk, cheese, würst, and eggs in front of a line graph. Title reads "The complex brigade of LPG Milzau / Klobikau was awarded the title "Brigade of Socialist Work" and is fighting in a socialist community work for a rapid increase in market production."
• Eure Anstrengungen, sozialistisch zu arbeiten, zu lernen und zu leben, sind ein hervorragender Ausdruck…
  This poster has a red photograph of German workers reading a newspaper. The left hand side of the poster beneath the text is blue.
• Ausstellung zum 40. Jahrestag der Novemberrevolution und der Gründung der KPD
  Poster is red with white border. Features portrait of Karl Liebknecht in profile with sketch of an industrial city underneath. Poster advertises and exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the November Revolution and the founding of the KPD, held at Galerie Moritzburg in Halle.
• Bürger, denfen wir an jenes Grundprinzip der Internationale: die Solidarität. Nur wenn wir dieses lebenspendende Prinzip unter sämtlichen Arbeitern aller Länder auf sicher Grundlagen stellen, werden wir das große Endziel erreichen, das wir uns gestecft ha
  This poster has a blue background with red, black, and white text in gothic script. A small portrait of Karl Marx appears in the upper left corner.
• EinheitžFriedenžDemokratiež15.-16. Mai 1949
  Poster title forms a circle around the word "Ja" in red and yellow. Title reads "UnityžPeacežDemocracyžMay 15th-16th 1949". Box 1.
• Unser Dank gilt Dir, Partei.
  This poster is two hands shaking on a red background. The emblem for X. Parteitag appears in the bottom right corner.
• 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.
• Bauherrenprobleme. Einen Einsturz können wir uns nicht leisten, wir haben nur dieses Haus.
  This poster shows a house composed of map pieces. The body of the house is a map of Europe, Asia, and Africa, while the roof is a starmap of constellations.
• 25
  Poster is yellow with color photographs of children participating in FDJ "Pioneer" activities (one includes Erich Honecker). Poster celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Young Pioneers. The right side of the poster is meant to be cut out and folded like a harmonica. Box 1.
• Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Karl-Marx-Monument, Karl-Marx-Stadt
  This poster shows a large bust of Karl Marx in front of a building. The bust is the Karl Marx Monument.
• Erich I
  Poster is an abstracted portrait of Erich Honecker. Primary colors are black, pink, and orange. Poster is second in a series of two.
• Schützen. DDR-Das Land, in dem ich lebe. Erhalten, Gestalten.
  This poster is a landscape photograph of a large castle on top of a wooded hill.
• Erich I
  Poster is an abstracted portrait of Erich Honecker. Primary colors are pink, blue, and green. Portrait appears upside down with a second faint outline of the portrait visible right-side-up. Poster is first in a series of two.
• Schützen. DDR-Das Land, in dem ich lebe. Erhalten, Gestalten.
  This poster is a landscape photograph of a coastline with cliffs.
• Das ist sozialistisches Tempo/Wohnstadt süd in Halle/Baubeginn Januar 1959/Bauabschluss 1962 = 3000 Wohnungen für die Bevölkerung/1 Jahr später/Durch die Lösung der ökonomischen Hauptaufgabe hindern wir die bonner Atomkrieger ihre Angriffspläne zu verwirk
  Poster title begins "That is the socialist tempo/Southern residential town" and shows three black and white photographs of apartments under construction. Title continues "Construction begins January 1959/Construction completed 1962 = 3000 apartments for the population". Underneath title continues "1 year later" and shows photograph of the completed apartment complex. Title reads "By solving the main economic task, we prevent the attack plans of the nuclear warmongers in Bonn from being realized".
• Lenins Rat unsere Tat
  This poster shows a statue of Vladimir Lenin in front of several tall apartment buildings.
• Wir grüßen unseren Präsidenten Wilhelm Pieck am 9. Juli 1950 in Bautzen
  Poster features a black and white portrait of Wilhelm Pieck. Title reads "We greet our President Wilhelm Pieck on July 9th, 1950 in Bautzen."
• …und Frieden zog in's Land
  This poster shows photographs of multiple periods of East German history, beginning with the Soviet victory in Berlin in 1945 and the various stages of German economic development following the war.
• Die Zukunft Deutschlands wird vom Kampf der deutschen Arbeiterklasse entschieden. Nur die einheitlich kämpfende Arbeiterklasse kann an der Spitze aller frieliebenden Kräfte den Militarismus bändigen. Darin besteht ihre große nationale Vertantwortung.
  Poster is green with black text. Title reads "Germany's future is decided by the struggle of the German working class. Only the uniform struggling working class at the forefront of all peace-loving forces can tame militarism. Therein lies your great national responsibility." Quote is contextualized as taken from an open letter from the Chair of the FDBG Federal Executive Board to trade union groups.