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    Artist

  • Matejko, Theo, 1893-1946, artist

    Deutsche Demokratische Partei, originator

    • Title

  • Säubert das Reich!

  • Physical Description

    1 poster : color, facsimile ; 91.5 x 60 cm

  • Date

    1928

  • Place of Publication

    Berlin :

  • Notes

    Poster is a reproduction from the book "Anschläge : deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit, 1900-1960 ; 122 Blatt in den Druck- und Papierfarben der Originale," cataloged in the LBI Library under call number r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963.

  • Summary

    Poster shows an idealized male figure using a shield with black, red, and gold colors to sweep insects, swastikas, red star, and war helmets off a map of Germany from 1928. The map of Germany has a piece of land, representing East Prussia, stitched on the east side.

  • Subject

    Political campaigns, Germany; Elections, Germany; Posters, Facsimiles

  • Place

    Germany

  • Genre

    Political posters; Posters

  • Medium

    Posters, German, 1920-1930

  • Part Of

    Anschläge: Deutsche Plakate als Dokumente der Zeit 1900-1960, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963

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Biographical/Historical Information

The German Republic in 1928 was going through a small economic recovery economic, under the watch of the Deutsche Demokratische Partei (DDP). The posters of the DDP are characterized by a non-polemical, fair-minded styles. The black-red-gold colors of the Republic appear on the shield.

The illustrator Theo Matejko (1893-1946) was Austrian. He specialized in illustrating racing car events and was involved in desiging posters for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. He worked on Die Wehrmacht magazine during World War II.

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Citation

Matejko, Theo: Säubert das Reich!, Leo Baeck Institute, r (f) DD 232.5 A7 1963 [III.2].