DDR posters : Ostdeutsche Propagandakunst = The art of east German propaganda

Title
  1. DDR posters : Ostdeutsche Propagandakunst = The art of east German propaganda / David Heather ; Übersetzung, Mechthild Barth.
Published by
  1. Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2014]
  2. ©2014
Author
  1. Heather, David (David Christopher N.), 1962-

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Additional authors
  1. Barth, Mechthild
Description
  1. 159 pages : color illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
  1. Made available to the public for the first time, these posters from the archives of the German Historical Museum reveal a regime determined to influence and control the citizens of East Germany.
  2. Made available to the public for the first time, these posters from the archives of the German Historical Museum reveal a regime determined to influence and control the citizens of East Germany. In the age of the internet, poster art is fading into history, but its importance as historical document remains valuable and enlightening. An inexpensive and efficient means of mass communication, the poster was used extensively by Communist regimes in order to maintain state control. This collection of 150 of the most outstanding works from a selection of more than 10,000 posters archived by the German Historical Museum features works that are both poignant and valid in light of current global politics. Although propaganda posters were used in a variety of communist countries, those that emanated from East Germany are unique in their subtlety and nuanced messages. Many posters appropriate American or Western European symbols and others used humor to get their point across. Grouped chronologically according to such themes as post-war years, the prospect of peace, denouncement of the West, and praise for Communist allies, these beautifully reproduced works provide a historical and cultural snapshot of East Germany during its entire history. -- ‡c From publisher's description.
Alternative title
  1. Ostdeutsche Propagandakunst
  2. Art of East German propaganda
Subject
  1. 1900-1999
  2. Political posters, German
  3. Posters > Germany > 20th century
  4. Propaganda, German > History > 20th century
  5. Propaganda in art > History
  6. Affiches politiques allemandes
  7. Affiches > Allemagne > 20e siècle
  8. Propagande allemande > Histoire > 20e siècle
  9. Propagande dans l'art > Histoire
  10. Political posters, German
  11. Posters
  12. Propaganda, German
  13. Propaganda in art
  14. Politisches Plakat
  15. Politiska affischer
  16. Affischer
  17. Propaganda i konsten > historia
  18. Germany
  19. Deutschland
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. Bildverk.
Contents
  1. The forties -- The fifties -- The sixties -- The seventies -- The eighties.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  1. Parallel texts in German and English.