“God is great” – Afghanistan resistance poster from the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-89) showing a sword-wielding mujahid slicing up a hammer and sickle.
«The empire strikes back» The cover of Newsweek magazine, which was published on April 19, 1982, against the background of an image of the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes heading south from Britain towards the Falkland Islands, which were recently occupied by Argentina. 1982.
Chinese poster depicting Mao’s successor Hua Guofeng and Kim Il Sung during the former’s visit to North Korea, 1978
”SUFFRAGETTE – You blow because you now can vote/With men at each election,/But should a strong wind come along/’Twould blow off your complexion” – anti-suffrage postcard, United States, circa 1920?
‘Resistance’ – Irish poster issued during the Troubles (ca. 1981) showing a gunman next to a Bobby Sands quote. Publisher named simply as ‘The Republican Movement’.
‘It were the Jews who invented Marxism – It’s the Jews who have tried to revolutionise the world with it for decades’ (German poster with weekly quotation of the NSDAP party by the NSDAP Propaganda Department/ Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 28 September 1941. Quoting Goebbels. Nazi Germany, 1941).
“No obstacle can stop him. Always pressing hard at the enemy, the goal is the destruction of the enemy.” German propaganda slide glorifying the German military. 1935.
‘In the Soviets’ country’ — French illustration (9 March 1930) showing Bolsheviks looting and destroying a church, with the small text below reading: ‘By order of the government, religious buildings are systematically destroyed’. Published in Le Petit Journal.
This poster was commissioned by the Conservative Party in Britain in 1909. It depicted the beast of socialism endangering the plight of British prosperity.
‘I’ve endured hardship, so that a billion people could prosper’ (Chinese poster by Zhang Wenyuan. People’s Republic of China, 1986).
Communist protesters with a sign portraying an “order of dismissal” for Vladimir Putin for “betrayal of the national interests”, Moscow, 1 May 2012.
‘The Fortune Survey: XXV’ (American survey on WWII policy. Fortune magazine, December 1939. Under the Johnson Act it was forbidden to lend to countries whose debts had not yet been paid (i.c. U.K. and France). ‘Cash-and-Carry’ meant no credit purchases. United States of America, 1939).
‘It’s YOUR United Nations – support it…’ (American poster issued by U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Promoting the first ‘U.N. Day’. With Swedish and Siam flag. United States of America, 1947).
”Hitler – a German disaster” – anti-Nazi cartoon published on the cover of Ernst Niekisch’s book, Berlin, Germany, 1932
“Jews, like rats, devour the wealth of your nation! ….Throw the Jews out of the country, the only way you’ll end this senseless war!” German propaganda aimed at Russian speakers, c. 1942
A poster showcasing the Utopian Soul City, North Carolina. Built by the Black Power and Black Capitalism advocate Floyd Mckinson, the city never caught on, and is largely abandoned to this day. (Late 70s)
”The End of the Nap” – American cartoon (”PM” magazine, artist: Theodor Seuss Geisel [Dr. Seuss]) published after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 9, 1941
”Farewell to Alsace – Paradise lost” – anti-German postcard published by J.B. Schmitt, Belfort, France, circa 1918-1919
‘Who Drives the Cycle of Poverty?’ (American poster by D. Minkler for National Lawyers Guild’s Campaign for Economic Justice. United States of America, 1997).
‘Sleep in on Sunday’ (American billboard poster by Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). United States of America, ca. 2019).
,,The Blacksmith Of German Unity” German election campaign postcard from 1930 depicting Adolf Hitler forging a sword whilst trampling opposing political ideas
“POLITRUK IS LYING. In German captivity you are not tortured or killed, but you are treated well. RED ARMY MEMBERS COME TO US!”, German Leaflet in Russian, 1941-1945
‘We don’t ask for freedom, we’ve got the right to it!’. Indonesian propaganda during the Indonesia War of Independence. Circa 1947.
“After social insurance, the 40-hour workweek will crush the French worker”, anti-Popular Front poster, France, 1936
”The Unholy Three” – anti-Axis postcard probably published by the Hilborn Novelty Advertisement Co., United States, 1942
‘Exploitation of Mexico by Spanish conquistadores’ – mural by Diego Rivero, completed between 1929-1945
“Hungry Worker! Know the Proletariat of the whole world is rushing to you with help!” – Poster informing Russians of international relief efforts during the Famine in Soviet Russia, 1921-22
Preach Jesus,Reform China (1927 Chinese Christian poster published by National Christian Council of China)
”LISTEN! HIROHITO! WHEN THIS WAR IS WON – THERE’LL BE A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE RISING SUN” – anti-Japanese postcard made by R. Hendrix and issued by the Curt Teich & Co., United States, 1944
‘Solidarity!’ (German poster by unknown artist for Solidarity Committee of the GDR. Supporting African anti-imperialism. German Democratic Republic, ca. 1986).
Palestinian journalists are under attack by Israel lobby groups for reporting the truth from Palestine.Poster ,2020.
“Invent, Improve, Implement!”, Poster encouraging scientifical creativity and innovation among Soviet women and youth, USSR, 1970.
”Ecce Homo [Behold the Man]…!” – anti-Nazi cartoon made by Dutch cartoonist Leendert Jurriaan Jordaan (and reprinted in his book ”Nachtmerrie over Nederland: een herinnerings-album, 1940-1945”), early 1940s
‘Solidarity!’ (German poster by unknown artist for Solidarity Committee of the GDR. Supporting African anti-imperialism. German Democratic Republic, ca. 1986).
‘Try and see it from GOD’s point of view…’ (American poster issued by the Unification Church, Berkeley (Sun Myung Moon/ ‘Moonies’). United States of America, early 1970s).
“You all don’t have to worry. This is not a war, it is just a regular neighbour conversation” says Japanese. Poland, c. 1939
‘To whom does Palestine belong?’ (American poster for Fatah/ Fateh (Palestinian National Liberation Movement). From Fateh-5 Series, commemorating its founding as a political party in 1965. United States of America, 1970).
‘There’s 6,000,000 of us!’ (German campaign poster for the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)/ Ernst Schneller, in the 10 April 1932 German presidential election. Calling for basic needs security, and opposing war with the Soviet Union. German Reich, 1932).