Rosa Luxemburg 1919-1969.
Poster
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist revolutionary activist who believed in the international Socialist movement. She helped found the Polish Social Democratic Party. She was an advocate of class struggle as a means of the proletariat (working class) overcoming the bourgeois ruling class. Luxemburg was a prolific writer of socialist theory and was arrested several times for her outspoken views before eventually being killed in the custody of German soldiers in 1919.
During the civil rights and counter-cultural movement of the 1960s, Luxemburg was embraced as a symbol of anti-capitalist virtue, feminist ideals and radical beliefs.
During the civil rights and counter-cultural movement of the 1960s, Luxemburg was embraced as a symbol of anti-capitalist virtue, feminist ideals and radical beliefs.
Object details
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| Title | Rosa Luxemburg 1919-1969. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on red paper |
| Brief description | Poster in memory of Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919). Anonymous, 1969 |
| Physical description | Poster in memory of Rosa Luxemburg, with portrait, on red background promoting her socialist ideals. |
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| 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 | Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist revolutionary activist who believed in the international Socialist movement. She helped found the Polish Social Democratic Party. She was an advocate of class struggle as a means of the proletariat (working class) overcoming the bourgeois ruling class. Luxemburg was a prolific writer of socialist theory and was arrested several times for her outspoken views before eventually being killed in the custody of German soldiers in 1919. During the civil rights and counter-cultural movement of the 1960s, Luxemburg was embraced as a symbol of anti-capitalist virtue, feminist ideals and radical beliefs. |
| Other number | LS.1275 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.361-2004 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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