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political posters

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Chinese WWII poster

 Collection — Folder OF-1: [Barcode: 31151034395636]
Identifier: MS-1035
Content Description

This collection contains a poster issued by the National Government of the Republic of China's Military Affairs Commission via their Politics Department during World War II. The poster features the slogan, "The nearer you get to victory the harder you should struggle" and shows a stylized image of the Chinese flag and a uniformed soldier carrying a rifle in front of a barbed wire fence.

Dates: between 1939-1945

Fougasse "Careless talk costs lives" posters

 Collection — Box BW-8: [Barcode: 31151030119063], Folder: 9
Identifier: MS-1055
Content Description This collection contains the full series of eight British WWII propaganda posters for the Ministry of Information with cartoon-style art by Fougasse, each with the slogan "Careless talk costs lives." The posters humorously depict various scenarios in which a careless person shares sensitive information with a person they trust, as Adolf Hitler and occasionally Hermann Göring listen in from absurd vantage points.The posters are as follows: 1. Captioned "Strictly...
Dates: 1939 - 1945

Jean-Marie Goulemot Dreyfus affair collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0422
Abstract

The Jean-Marie Goulemot Dreyfus affair collection contains published and illustrated material that documents the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, accused of treason in 1894 during the French Third Republic (1871-1940). The collection is entirely in French. Materials date from 1895-1900, 1906, and 1994, and include published writings, original drawings, posters and other illustrations that capture the events and reactions of leading figures.

Dates: 1895-1900; 1906; 1994

Johns Hopkins University "May 1968" protests collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0678
Abstract

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. At the height of its fervor, it virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. This artificially-created collection contains posters, protest leaflets, tracts, and photographs from these student protests in May 1968.

Dates: 1968