Protecting the Environment. We fight for every millimeter
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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This is a campaign poster issued by the Green Party and the Independent Women's Union for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on the 18th of March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.
Designed by Matthies Holger the poster (and others issued by the Green Party) constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are quite general. The Green Party in East Germany had access to the resources of a wide network of European green parties and organisations. This resulted in one of the most technically polished of the posters produced for this election.
The text on the poster states: 'Umweltschutz - wir kämpfen um jeden Millimeter', referring to 'protecting the environment - we fight for every millimeter'.
The Green Party was founded in November 1989 from GDR green movement. Politically the party was close to the alliances of the citizen's movement. In 1993 the Green Party merged with Bündnis 90 to form Bündnis 90 /Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens'). At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance with the Independent Women's Union.
Designed by Matthies Holger the poster (and others issued by the Green Party) constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are quite general. The Green Party in East Germany had access to the resources of a wide network of European green parties and organisations. This resulted in one of the most technically polished of the posters produced for this election.
The text on the poster states: 'Umweltschutz - wir kämpfen um jeden Millimeter', referring to 'protecting the environment - we fight for every millimeter'.
The Green Party was founded in November 1989 from GDR green movement. Politically the party was close to the alliances of the citizen's movement. In 1993 the Green Party merged with Bündnis 90 to form Bündnis 90 /Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens'). At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance with the Independent Women's Union.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, lithograph, 'Protecting the Environment. We fight for every millimeter', issued by the Green Party and the Independent Women's Union for their campaign for the first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990 |
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| 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. |
| Summary | This is a campaign poster issued by the Green Party and the Independent Women's Union for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on the 18th of March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany. Designed by Matthies Holger the poster (and others issued by the Green Party) constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are quite general. The Green Party in East Germany had access to the resources of a wide network of European green parties and organisations. This resulted in one of the most technically polished of the posters produced for this election. The text on the poster states: 'Umweltschutz - wir kämpfen um jeden Millimeter', referring to 'protecting the environment - we fight for every millimeter'. The Green Party was founded in November 1989 from GDR green movement. Politically the party was close to the alliances of the citizen's movement. In 1993 the Green Party merged with Bündnis 90 to form Bündnis 90 /Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens'). At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance with the Independent Women's Union. |
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| Accession number | E.2067-1990 |
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