DDR POSTERS THE ART OF EAST GERMAN PROPAGANDA

In the age of the internet, poster art is fading into history, but its importance as historical document remains valuable and enligh tening. An inexpensive and efficient means of mass communication, the poster was used extensively by Communist regimes in order to m aintain state control. This collection of 150 of the most outstanding works from a selection of more than 10,000 posters archived by the German Historical Museum features works that are both poignant and valid in light of current global politics