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Wandern mit "kraft durch freude"

Poster
ca.1935 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Wandern mit "Kraft durch Freude"', Nazi propaganda poster promoting health and fitness. The poster depicts a forest scene in which a group of young people are hiking, lead by a young man and woman. The young man wears brown trousers with braces, and a white shirt, and is strumming a guitar. The young woman wears a red dress with a green belt, and ankle socks, and carries a back-pack. At the bottom of the poster is a shaded area representing the forest floor, and upon this area are the words, 'Wandern', in large yellow letters, and 'mit "kraft durch freude", in smaller green letters (trans. 'Move with "strength by joy"'). Next to this message is the Nazi party symbol, a swastika, within a symbol that resembles and suggests a larger, curved swastika-like form. This is also printed in a pale green on the darker green background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWandern mit "kraft durch freude" (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Wandern mit "Kraft durch Freude"', Nazi propaganda poster promoting health and fitness, published by Verlag der Deutschen Arbeitsfront GmbH, printed in Hamburg, about 1935
Physical description
'Wandern mit "Kraft durch Freude"', Nazi propaganda poster promoting health and fitness. The poster depicts a forest scene in which a group of young people are hiking, lead by a young man and woman. The young man wears brown trousers with braces, and a white shirt, and is strumming a guitar. The young woman wears a red dress with a green belt, and ankle socks, and carries a back-pack. At the bottom of the poster is a shaded area representing the forest floor, and upon this area are the words, 'Wandern', in large yellow letters, and 'mit "kraft durch freude", in smaller green letters (trans. 'Move with "strength by joy"'). Next to this message is the Nazi party symbol, a swastika, within a symbol that resembles and suggests a larger, curved swastika-like form. This is also printed in a pale green on the darker green background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59.1cm
  • Width: 41.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Wandern / mit "Kraft durch Freude"' (At the bottom of the poster, yellow ('Wandern') and green ('mit "kraft durch freude") letters)
    Translation
    'Move with "strength by joy"'
  • 'LH' (Artist's monogram, Upper right corner of the image)
  • 'Verantwortlich : Otto Greiger, Berlin Pl. 151 a' (Identification details, lower left edge of the poster,in margin, black ink)
  • 'Verlag der Deutschen Arbeitsfront G.m.b.H. Drucort Hamburg D 3741 (Publishing information, lower right edge of the poster, in margin, black letters)
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
Subjects depicted
Other number
LS.1722 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.814-2004

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Record createdMarch 30, 2006
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