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And while we’ve all seen our share of wartime propaganda, we may be less familiar with the decades-long propaganda war the U.S. and Western Europe waged against socialism and Communism, even decades before the Cold War era. It may surprise you to learn that this offensive began even before the start of World War One, as you can see above in a British Conservative Party poster from 1909. Dorothy turns classic books into stamps to celebrate great literature and our love of reading Read More

Communist Posters The Red Menace: A Striking Gallery of Anti-Communist Posters

Relatively inexpensive, compared with Soviet-era paintings, for example, older examples from the 1920s and 1930s can be found in poster shops around the world. Take note: it is easy for both professional collectors and hobbyists to get burned. A new travelling exhibition organised by The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford explores the art made during the tumultuous decade, and includes propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, papercuts and household objects. The first major survey of communist poster art considers the visual legacy of propaganda graphic design in nations around the world.”

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Sylwia came to London about 16 years ago. She's always loved design but has worked all over the place. She was last seen working in corporate HR, which paid much better than vintage posters, but it never felt satisfying. All of these postures bear the traces of their historical moment, reflecting, sometimes vibrantly, sometimes starkly, a drive to seize meaning as an essential aspect of political culture. Their addition to the art collections of St Edmund Hall is an important donation to the teaching materials of a college with a strong interest in the history, politics, culture, and art of Russia and the USSR. A global survey of the history and variety of Communist poster art, with each chapter written by an expert in the field." Open Culture scours the web for the best educational media. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons & educational videos you want, and plenty of enlightenment in between. Lowry said it is impossible to tell whether Soviet poster prices will continue to rise, but history suggests the best and rarest works by important artists will. No particular genre is the most collectible, said specialists. Instead, the age of the poster and artist are integral to establishing value.

The Guardian Seven decades of Soviet propaganda – in pictures - The Guardian

Allison C. Meier is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from Oklahoma, she has been covering visual culture and overlooked history for print and online media since 2006. She moonlights...The Polish posters we collect are generally bold, joyful and colourful, but stylistically Polish posters were very diverse. There were also some very dark and surreal designs. What they share is a soulful quality that is impossible to replicate and genuine originality which still manages to surprise and delight us to this day. How did you get started?

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