I don't know any parties any more!
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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This is a campaign poster issued by the 'Bündnis 90' (Alliance 90) / 'Neues Forum (New Forum) for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph printed in black and yellow on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, lithograph, 'I don't know any parties any more!', issued by the 'Alliance 90' for their campaign for the first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990 |
| Physical description | Depicts a caricature of the Geramn Emperor, Wilhelm II against a background of the initials of political parties. |
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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. |
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| Summary | This is a campaign poster issued by the 'Bündnis 90' (Alliance 90) / 'Neues Forum (New Forum) for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany. |
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| Accession number | E.2094-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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