Deutschlands ideale Zukunft...
Poster
ca. 1918 (made)
ca. 1918 (made)
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The active presence of communists in Germany after the First World War led to the heightened fears of a Russian-style revolution. Here a Bolshevik is caricatured in Russian dress and with a demonic glare. His ogre-like demolition of a city indicates that he is intent on destroying civilised Germany.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster published by an anti-Bolshevik league in Berlin, Germany, ca. 1918 |
| Physical description | An ogre-like giant stomps through Germany, destroying whole villages in his path. He is dressed in Russian-style garments and crushes buildings underfoot. The silhouettes of burning structures are outlined across the horizon, and a streak of red flame lights the sky behind the figure's head. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Deutschlands ideale Zukunft / unter der Herrschaft / des Bolschewisten' (printed in black and red across the poster's lower margin, on three lines)
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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 | The active presence of communists in Germany after the First World War led to the heightened fears of a Russian-style revolution. Here a Bolshevik is caricatured in Russian dress and with a demonic glare. His ogre-like demolition of a city indicates that he is intent on destroying civilised Germany. |
| Other number | LS.210 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1103-2004 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2004 |
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