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I don't know any parties any more!

Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a campaign poster issued by the 'Bündnis 90' (Alliance 90) / 'Neues Forum (New Forum) for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • I don't know any parties any more! (generic title)
  • Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in black and yellow on paper
Brief description
Poster, lithograph, 'I don't know any parties any more!', issued by the 'Alliance 90' for their campaign for the first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990
Physical description
Depicts a caricature of the Geramn Emperor, Wilhelm II against a background of the initials of political parties.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Width: 28.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ich kenne keine Parteien mehr! Wilhelm II'
    Translation
    'I don't know any parties any more'
  • '... in dem Fall solten Majestät sich für eine Bürgerbewegung entscheiden!'
    Translation
    '…in that case your Majesty should vote for a Citizen's Movement'
  • The caricature is signed lower right, slightly illegible: 'Stree(?)'
  • Bündnis 90 Bürger für Bürger Neues Forum
Object history
This object is part of a group of graphics inspired by the pro-democracy movement in East Germany in 1989 and 1990, which saw popular demonstrations result in the overthrow of the Communist government, led by Egon Krenz, culminatinng in the free elections of 18 March 1990. All the material, which covers a wide range of the political parties and movements that took part in these events, was gathered by V&A Curator Margaret Timmers in East Berlin in the week preceding these elections.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is a campaign poster issued by the 'Bündnis 90' (Alliance 90) / 'Neues Forum (New Forum) for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.
Collection
Accession number
E.2094-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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