Pro-democracy Poster Collection
Poster
1989 (painted), 1990 (printed)
1989 (painted), 1990 (printed)
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This poster reproduces street graphics created by students of the National School of Fine Art in Bucharest during the Romanian revolution of December 1989. The image shows the gradual transformation of the Communist Party emblem (the hammer and sickle) into that of Nazi Party (the swastika). The metamorphosis of the emblems of the two ideologically opposed regimes reflects on the fact that both had similar practices and propaganda tools.
Object details
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| Title | Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph printed on paper |
| Brief description | Poster by the students of the School of Fine Art Bucharest, printed in France by AZ Communications ca 1990. RF 91/240 |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Tia '89 (Near bottom left corner) |
| Credit line | Given by the Romanian Writers' Union |
| Production | One of a set of posters published and sold in France by FNAC. The images are taken from photographs of protest graphics painted on walls and other city surfaces by the students of the National School of Fine Art, Bucharest. |
| Summary | This poster reproduces street graphics created by students of the National School of Fine Art in Bucharest during the Romanian revolution of December 1989. The image shows the gradual transformation of the Communist Party emblem (the hammer and sickle) into that of Nazi Party (the swastika). The metamorphosis of the emblems of the two ideologically opposed regimes reflects on the fact that both had similar practices and propaganda tools. |
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| Accession number | E.3-1991 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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