Tretet der Deutschen Demokratischen Partei bei!
Poster
1918 (made)
1918 (made)
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In 1918 Germany was in economic and political turmoil after her defeat in the First World War. Here the energised style expresses this highly charged political atmosphere. The political parties that supported the new democratic republic in Germany adopted the new black, red and gold national flag in 1918. Shown here, it signals the prospect of a new era of hope and reconstruction. The flag had historical links with Liberalism in Germany and replaced the Imperial black, red and white.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Join the German Democratic Party! election poster by Cay, Germany 1918 |
| Physical description | The composition is dominated by the background colours black, red and yellow, formed by the arching shape of the German national flag. The central image is a bust figure of a man with an open mouth and raised left arm. He is shown wearing an arm band in the same national colours. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Tretet Der Deutschen / Demokratischen Partei / Bei!' (Printed in black, leading letters in red, across three lines on the poster's lower margin) |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | In 1918 Germany was in economic and political turmoil after her defeat in the First World War. Here the energised style expresses this highly charged political atmosphere. The political parties that supported the new democratic republic in Germany adopted the new black, red and gold national flag in 1918. Shown here, it signals the prospect of a new era of hope and reconstruction. The flag had historical links with Liberalism in Germany and replaced the Imperial black, red and white. |
| Other number | LS.195 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1102-2004 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2004 |
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