Poster
1990 (printed and published)
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| Place of origin |
Handbill, PDS - For the respect of the personality of women - outside their traditionally accepted roles [PDS – Für die Achtung der Persönlichkeit der Frau – gegen traditionelles Rollenverständnis]. East Germany, 1990. Issued by Die Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus [Party of Social Democratic Socialim] promoting the Party's policies for women for the East German Elections of 18 March 1990.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph and lineblock printed in black and red |
| Brief description | Handbill, PDS - For the respect of the personality of women - outside their traditionally accepted roles [PDS – Für die Achtung der Persönlichkeit der Frau – gegen traditionelles Rollenverständnis]. East Germany, 1990. |
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| Credit line | Margaret Timmers |
| 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. |
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| Summary | Handbill, PDS - For the respect of the personality of women - outside their traditionally accepted roles [PDS – Für die Achtung der Persönlichkeit der Frau – gegen traditionelles Rollenverständnis]. East Germany, 1990. Issued by Die Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus [Party of Social Democratic Socialim] promoting the Party's policies for women for the East German Elections of 18 March 1990. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2055-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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