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Poster

1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sozialdemokraten SPD. Social democrats SPD. Poster issued by the Sozialdeokratische Prtei Deutschlands [Social- democratic Party of Germany] for the East German elections of 18 March 1990, advertising an election rally in Jena on 12 March 1990 to be addressed by Oskar Lafontaine and local SPD candidates.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in black and red
Brief description
Sozialdemokraten SPD. Social democrats SPD. Poster issued by the Sozialdeokratische Prtei Deutschlands [Social- democratic Party of Germany] for the East German elections of 18 March 1990, advertising an election rally in Jena on 12 March 1990 to be addressed by Oskar Lafontaine and local SPD candidates.
Dimensions
  • Sheet cms height: 83.9cm
  • Sheet cms width: 59.4cm
Sheet: 83.9 x 59.4cms
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.2087-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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