Workers of the World, Unite!
Poster
ca. 1936 (published)
ca. 1936 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This Soviet poster quotes the closing call of the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Moor's design represents the world's workers as a single, monumental and resolute figure. It outfaces and dwarfs the armed figure of Fascism.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Workers of the World, Unite! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Dmitrii Moor (Orlov). Workers of the World, Unite! Political poster, USSR, c.1936 |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Literary reference | Marx, Karl and Engels, Friederich. The Communist Manifesto. 1948 |
| Summary | This Soviet poster quotes the closing call of the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Moor's design represents the world's workers as a single, monumental and resolute figure. It outfaces and dwarfs the armed figure of Fascism. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1279-1989 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2003 |
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