The International and Marxism Bring Only Poverty, Hunger, Misery, and Decay German Socialist Party election poster depicting Lenin as a monster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 37.750 inches (95.885 cm) | Width: 22.250 inches (56.515 cm)
Creator(s)
- F. Emil Boden GmbH (Publisher)
- Deutschsozialistische Partei (DSP, German Socialist Party) (Issuer)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Deutschsozialistische Partei (DSP, German Socialist Party) election poster. The DSP is seen as a precursor of the Nazi Party.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Offset lithographic poster with a colorful drawing depicting a monster with the head of Vladimir Lenin on a red background at the top and German text at the bottom. The monster is created from predators surrounding Lenin’s smirking face, with an eagle behind him resting its beak on the top of his head, an alligator head with a claw extending on either side, and a talon flanked by 2 alligator claws at the bottom. The title is above and below the drawing, followed by a paragraph of text.
front, below image, cursive, pencil : Waltor Gash. 1924 front, bottom left corner, pencil : f 62 / 972
People
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subjects
- Propaganda, Anti-Soviet--Germany--Posters.
- National socialism--Germany--Posters--Specimens.
- Elections--Germany--20th century--Posters.
- Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933--Posters.
- Anti-Jewish propaganda--Germany--20th century--Posters.
- Antisemitism--Germany--20th century--Posters.
Genre
- Object
- Posters