Starke hand - retter das land
Poster
ca. 1933 (made)
ca. 1933 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The designer of this poster, Fritz Rosen, was an imporant figure in German graphic design in the 1930s. This poster is possibly a working proof with hand-coloured areas, perhaps used to guide the printers. Rosen had a studio partnership with another German poster artist, Lucian Bernhard, and this poster was produced in their studio. This striking image is typical of Rosen's style, which employed bold lines to convey the message. In this poster, a hand is strangling a serpent, with heads representing socialism, fascism and communism. It is signed with Rosen's pseudonym, 'E. Mehrmann', perhaps as a prudent measure to avoid prosecution.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Starke hand - retter das land (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, with some hand-colouring |
| Brief description | A political poster depicting a hand strangling a serpent, representing socialism, fascism and communism, Fritz Rosen, ca. 1933. |
| Physical description | Poster with yellow background showing a black hand strangling serpents, hand-coloured in places by the artist, a working proof |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Starke hand - rettet das Land E. Mehrmann, Berlin' (German; on the bottom) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The designer of this poster, Fritz Rosen, was an imporant figure in German graphic design in the 1930s. This poster is possibly a working proof with hand-coloured areas, perhaps used to guide the printers. Rosen had a studio partnership with another German poster artist, Lucian Bernhard, and this poster was produced in their studio. This striking image is typical of Rosen's style, which employed bold lines to convey the message. In this poster, a hand is strangling a serpent, with heads representing socialism, fascism and communism. It is signed with Rosen's pseudonym, 'E. Mehrmann', perhaps as a prudent measure to avoid prosecution. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.439-2003 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2003 |
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