Main entry:

Aulich, James.

Title & Author:

Political posters in Central and Eastern Europe, 1945-95 : signs of the times / James Aulich and Marta Sylvestrová.

Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1999.

Description:

ix, 227 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Published to coincide with the exhibition 'Sign of the Times', 17 November 1999 - 31 January 2000"--Title page verso.
"Published to coincide with the exhibition 'Sign of the Times', 17 November 1999 - 31 January 2000. Exhibition organised by the Moravian Gallery in Brno in association with Manchester Metropolitan University, the Czech Ministry of Culture, Visiting Arts and the EU 'Raphael Programme'"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
Chapter 1 The Political Poster and Communism 3 -- Chapter 2 Ground Zero and the Aesthetics of Socialist Realism 1945-56 21 -- Chapter 3 Modernization and Rebellion 1956-68 33 -- Chapter 4 Stagnation 1968-85 49 -- Chapter 5 The Collapse of Communism 1985-95 63 -- Chapter 6 Great Leaders, Political Symbols and Communist Ceremonies 85 -- Chapter 7 The Communist Future 129 -- Chapter 8 The New Socialist 'Happy' People 149 -- Chapter 9 Internal and External Enemies 179.

Summary:

The political poster was one of the most widely discredited and closely policed aspects of cultural life in the former communist bloc. The poster's history is a story of aesthetic, political and finally, national liberation. This comprehensively illustrated comparative analysis of political poster design--drawn from major collections in Belorussia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine--exemplifies the aesthetic diversity of the region under communist rule.

ISBN:

0719054184
9780719054181
0719054192 (pbk.)
9780719054198 (pbk.)

Subject:

Political posters.
Affiches politiques.
political posters.
Politics and government
Affiches politiques Europe centrale Histoire 1945- ... Expositions.
Esthétique communiste 1945-1995.
Affiches politiques Europe de l'Est Histoire 1945- ... Expositions.
Europe, Central Politics and government Posters.
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1945- Posters.
Europe centrale Politique et gouvernement Affiches.
Europe de l'Est Politique et gouvernement 1945- Affiches.
Central Europe.
Eastern Europe.
Europe de l'Est Politique et gouvernement 1945- ... Affiches.
Europe, Central Politics and government Catalogs.
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1945- Catalogs.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Posters.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Sylvestrová, Marta.
Moravská galerie v Brně
Manchester Metropolitan University
Czech Republic. Ministerstvo kultury
Visiting Arts (Organization)
European Commission. Raphael Programme
Sign of the Times (Exhibition) (1999-2000)

Signs of the times

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213543
Call No.: DJK50 .A9 1999
Status: Available