We have only borrowed the earth from our children
Poster
ca. 1990 (Designed and printed)
ca. 1990 (Designed and printed)
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This poster, originally issued by the West German Die Grunen [the Greens], was adapted to promote the East German Green Party, established in November 1989 (see note to E.2135-1990), and may also have been used in the campaign for the East German elections of 18 March 1990.
The posters constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are held rather general. At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance' with the Independent Women's Federation.
This was the first major poster produced by the Greens after their formation in 1979 and was sold to raise funds for the party, it became a best seller. Grafik-Werkstatt, Bielefeld, also designed the sunflower symbol adopted by the Greens in 1979. The significance of the sunflower lies in the fact that it derives from a small seed which grows into a large flower.
The Green Party was founded in November 1989 out of the GDR green movement.
Politically the party was close to the different alliances of the Citizen's movements.
In 1993 the Green Party merged with the party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens').
The posters constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are held rather general. At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance' with the Independent Women's Federation.
This was the first major poster produced by the Greens after their formation in 1979 and was sold to raise funds for the party, it became a best seller. Grafik-Werkstatt, Bielefeld, also designed the sunflower symbol adopted by the Greens in 1979. The significance of the sunflower lies in the fact that it derives from a small seed which grows into a large flower.
The Green Party was founded in November 1989 out of the GDR green movement.
Politically the party was close to the different alliances of the Citizen's movements.
In 1993 the Green Party merged with the party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens').
Object details
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| Title | We have only borrowed the earth from our children (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster, lithograph, 'We have only borrowed the earth from our children', re-issued by the Green Party for their campaign for the first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990 |
| Physical description | Poster simulating a child's drawing of garden, house, flowers and sun. |
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| Object history | This poster, originally issued by the West German Die Grunen [the Greens], was adapted to promote the East German Green Party, established in November 1989 (see note to E.2135-1990), and may also have been used in the campaign for the East German elections of 18 March 1990. This was the first major poster produced by the Greens after their formation in 1979 and was sold to raise funds for the party, it became a best seller. Grafik-Werkstatt, Bielefeld, also designed the sunflower symbol adopted by the Greens in 1979. The significance of the sunflower lies in the fact that it derives from a small seed which grows into a large flower. |
| Production | Bielefeld, West Germany |
| Summary | This poster, originally issued by the West German Die Grunen [the Greens], was adapted to promote the East German Green Party, established in November 1989 (see note to E.2135-1990), and may also have been used in the campaign for the East German elections of 18 March 1990. The posters constitute the first attempt to carry the message of environmentalism into official GDR politics, although the appeals are held rather general. At the Volkskammerwahl (Public Chamber election) the Green Party ran for office in an alliance' with the Independent Women's Federation. This was the first major poster produced by the Greens after their formation in 1979 and was sold to raise funds for the party, it became a best seller. Grafik-Werkstatt, Bielefeld, also designed the sunflower symbol adopted by the Greens in 1979. The significance of the sunflower lies in the fact that it derives from a small seed which grows into a large flower. The Green Party was founded in November 1989 out of the GDR green movement. Politically the party was close to the different alliances of the Citizen's movements. In 1993 the Green Party merged with the party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen ('Alliance 90/The Greens'). |
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| Accession number | E.3090-1990 |
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