About our Propaganda Collection Book
This collection consists of over 2000 works on paper and related photographs, prints, maps and related ephemera covering the end of colonialism to the end of Communism. It is arranged in chronological order starting with earliest works beginning during the important, but little remembered, battle for supremacy of the then eastern powers of Imperial Russia and Imperial Japan at Port Arthur in 1904, then the battle for supremacy between the European Colonial powers beginning in 1914 to 1919. To many, Germany and the United States were the real victors of that war, but in the peace, Germany lost through the reparations forced upon them. Another little understood victor was Japan, who offered to fight Germany on the side of the allies and was rewarded huge swaths of the Western and South Pacific which were German territories at the time. This switch in power and alliances resulted in a rebalancing of the world powers through World War II. Finally, the definition of power changed from the control of land territories to the control of the hearts and souls of people. Culminating at the end of the Cold War.
Within this exhibit are sub groups, each of which can constitute a separate exhibition:
- Port Arthur thru World War I
- The Push for Communism
- World War II
- The Cold War to the Berlin Wall
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact our curator of this managed collection. He can be contacted at director@ecm2.org. Since the quantity of material can safely be referred to as “huge”, we prefer to work with curators to assist in developing a theme compatible with your museum’s needs. Small slivers of the collection can be developed in as small a space as 75 lineal feet to a grand, in depth presentation of 300-500 lineal feet.
The following is a key of the different sizes for the pieces in this collection. If a piece did not fit into one of these catagories, its size is listed instead of a letter. All sizes are outside dimentions of the frames so you can calculate the space you will need for your exhibition. You may decide to hang them in gallery mode or stack them to your site's particular needs.
- A - 22" X 29.5" D - 46" X 63"
- B - 33" X 45" E - 46" X 58.5"
- C - 38" X 48" F - 49" X 68"
Our Navy Attacks an Enemy Ship by Torpedo Boat
Nobukazu Watanabe
Japan, 1905
Size: 29" X 20 1/4"
Red Cross
As early as 1914, when declarations of war were first announced in summer 1914 when the call to arms was still in its infancy, battles had been fought with both sides accumulating prisoners. The Red Cross served as a neutral source of aid to both sides as it had since the mid 19th century. Since it was a recognized neutral organization, it received donations from throughout the world to supply aid as needed, as it still does today. Here the Red Cross is asking for donations to fund volunteer nurses. Hohlwein, (1874 - 1949) one of the great 20th century posterists was famous for his straight forward imagery, and minimal use of text to support the image.
Ludwig Hohlwein
Germany, 1914
Size: B
Irishmen Avenge the Lusitania
Ireland, 1915
Size: 29 3/8" X 19 1/4"
Independence Calls for the Bravest of Men
V. Soutric
England, 1915
Size: 29 3/4" x 20"
Subscribe to the 5½% War Loan
Ernst Gerling
Russia, 1916
Size: B
Forward!
Up to now, British citizens were still very much in favor of the war and to get the Jerry. To get the Hun. Original enlistments were high for God and country. But by 1916, the common man, the guy who had to go to the front, was very much aware that all is not rosy and that people were returning with body parts missing or in boxes.
Voluntary enlistments dropped, so the thrust of advertising changed to guilt for not serving, notices to where to meet your draft board, and what we are doing to them.
This is the last poster created for the War Office depicting war as fun or an heroic act. Posters changed to “Do Your Bit,” “Watch your buddies” and similar themes.
Lucy Kemp Walsh
England, 1916
Size: D
Shall This Continue?
USA, 1917
Size: C
He Bears the Burden
Support Your War Loan
Zeichnet Ihr Kriegsanleihe.
H. Bohm-Weiden, Germany, 1917
Size: C
Do Your Duty!
I Want You
Buy Your Victory Bonds
Fate Tutti Il Vostro Dovere!
Achille Mauzan
Italy, 1917
Size: B
I Want You
James Flagg
USA, 1917
Size: C
Buy Your Victory Bonds
USA, 1917
Size: C
And What About You?
Italy, 1943
Size: 32 3/8 X 24
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T. Walch
Germany, 1918
Size: B
Red Soldiers Advance!
Bela Uitz
Hungary, 1919
Size: 49" X 74"UF
He Who Doesn't Work
He who doesn't work will dig his children's grave.
Cesar Klein
Germany, 1919
Size: 47 5/8" X 34"UF
As in Russia!
Radical socialists, You will pass in that great night like all the others!
Charles Hallo
France, 1926
Size: 31 1/4" X 23 5/8"
Fulfill Grain Procurement Fully and On Time
Russia, 1929
Size: 41" X 28"
Religion - Enemy of Industrialization
Russia, 1930
Size: 40" X 27"
Capitalism Shows it’s Face to the Soviet Union
Russia, 1930
Size: 34.5" X 26"
On the Watch for the Socialist Way
Russia, 1930
Size: 28 1/2" X 40 3/4"
International Disarmement
Jean Carlu
France, 1932
Size: 62" X 45"
Anti-Japanese War
China, 1932
Size: 14 1/2" X 23 3/8"
Air Protection is Self-Protection
Otto Baumberger
Switzerland, 1935
Size: 50 1/2" X 35 7/8"
2 Days To Europe - Hamburg American Line
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Jupp Wiertz
Germany, 1936
Size: 32 1/2" X 23 1/48"
In 1942 America Will Build 60,000 War Planes
Build More Planes
In 1942 America Will Build 60,000
War Planes.
In 1943 America Will Build 125,000
War Planes.
1942
Size: 40 1/2" X 30 3/4"
____________________________
(Bottom Poster)
Build More Planes
The US Demon Will Shoot Absolutely.
Kill the Japenese!
Annihilate them from the Earth!
We Wanted Peace But Waged War
With the United States Before They
Could Strangle Us.
Size: 29 1/4" X 20 1/8"
Buy National Bonds and Send Bullets to the Front Line
Second Sino-Japanese War National Bonds.
Sold at the post office.
December 24th-November 4th
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communications
Back of poster
- “Tip of the writing brush”
- Do not think manure will be effective. What is effective is the sincerity of the heart and the truth.
- If you discern the truthful heart, you can expect any kind of protection.
- Do not think any manure will work. It will only work if god receives your heart.
- If there is sincerity in the heart and in the truth, any help would not be wrong.
- From now on, smaller manure would not be any different. Please understand it very well.
Japan, 1937
Size: 20 1/4" X 14 1/4"
National Bank Bonds
To Commemorate to the Shina incedent.
Bond Drive June 14th to July 6th.
Bonds at Five yen and 10 yen.
Shichiichi Shogunate.
Japan, c.1937
Size: 21 5/8" X 15 1/4"
Nazism, Man in Nazi Society
Mexico, 1938
Size: B
Moscow Workers' Paradise
Moscow workers' paradise:
Misery!
Murder!
Violation of the church!
Remember Spain!
Belgium, 1938
Size: 38 3/4" X 27 1/2"
Glory to Marshal Stalin
China, 1938
Size: 30" X 21 1/4"
Blame England
An Old Acquantance
Vansittart, a former Secretary of State to the British Foreign Office, gave a new speech in the House of Commons, saying that England could never win this war, and would never have ultimate victory if the English people did not finally learn the truth. And this truth is that England should fight against the whole German nation and exterminate it.
This high-ranking freemason has once again let the cat out of the bag. It is not in England's interests to drop all the old tricks and propaganda, and with all the brutal truth, to appeal to the lowest instincts of a misguided people. We have long been aware of Mr. Vansittart's ominous activity on the political scene, and what he now proclaims in the Lower House is also known from the first day of the war. Vansittart and his comrades, however, have apparently not yet realized that the German people have already set themselves up for the totality of the war, and that they are firmly resolved to fight this war until the victorious end.
We'll meet again, Mr. Vansittart!
Germany, 1940
Size: 33" X 47"
Arsonist and Murderer Stalin
W. Mehl
Germany, 1941
Size: 33" X 23"
Glory to the Heroes of the Soviet Nation
Taleporovsky
Russia, 1941
Size: 19" X 22 1/8"
Everything Will Be Alright
Everything will be alright
fighting against Bolshevism
in the Waffen SS
South Africa, 1942
Size: 47" X 35"
Work For Victory As Hard As We Fight For It!
H. Rothgaengel
Germany, 1942
Size: 33" X 23 1/4"
From Day to Day In Fear
Lev Korostyshevsky
Russia, 1942
Size: 14" X 21 3/8"
Armed-SS
The Assault Brigade of the French Volunteers
Hoch
France, 1943
Size: A
Create Weapons and Ammunition for the Front
Fritz R. Weber
Germany, 1943
Size: 33 1/4" X 23 3/8"
Hero Gunners Destroy Fascist Tanks!
Hero Gunners Destroy Fascist Tanks!
Worthy of the confidence of all Soviet Russia, with courage as great as mountains, they sweep the enemies mighty artillery away without a trace.
Russia, 1943
Size: 14 1/8" X 21 1/2"
Dollar-Imperialism
Netherlands, 1943
Size: 43" X 30 3/4"
Building a Rising Asia
Size: 15" X 10 3/8"
The Dutch East Indies Must Be Free! Work and Fight for it!
1944
Size: 19 1/8" X 29 1/2"
Call for Aviators
Call for Aviators
Communications Officers
Artillery
December 31
Japan, c.1944
Size: 29" X 20 1/2"
America's Freedom
Text to come.
Dante Coscia
Italy, 1944
Size: 27 1/2" X 39"
We’ll finish the Fascist Beast in his own cave!
Text to come.
Sandorek
Hungary, 1944
Size: 47" X 33 1/8"
For Real Men...!
For Real Men...!
Register for the Waffen SS
Netherlands, 1944
Size: 31 1/8" X 21 1/4"
Imperial Navy Ministry Volunteer Recruitment
Kyoto
Volunteers for Naval Positions
Minimum age required
Sailors
Flight trainees in aviation department
Reconaissance
Military negotiators
Nurses
Division in weaponry, telecommunications, flight practice
Fulfillment of your best self
June application deadlines
Lab exams, reading and mathematics
4th application submission, graduation application.
Forms, details,avaliable.
Soda Printing Co., ltd
Japan, 1945
Size: 30" X 20 3/4"
Berlin Attacked by United Nations Army
China, 1945
Size: 19 1/4" X 28"
Fight the Enemy's Accomplices
Fight the enemy's accomplices.
Subscribe to Support Lawful Authority
for the National Reserve
or other Reserve Bodies.
Compaan
Netherlands, 1950
Size: 35 3/3" X 23 1/2"
To Stop the Criminals
Konstantin Nanov
Russia, 1952
Size: 32" X 22"
Soviet Exhibition Industry Agriculture Craft
Vasilij N. Sigorskij
Denmark, 1954
Size: 33 1/2" X 24 1/4"
Puncture a Paper Tiger
Xin Shen
China, 1958
Size: 30 1/4" X 20 3/4"
Christmas Together
Germany, 1959
Size: 33 1/8" X 23 1/4"
Nuremberg-Revenge!
Going for revenge, Bonn’s gait is cocky, Forgetting Nuremberg’s noose.
1963
Size: 21" X 13 3/4"
Peace Will Win
Y.V. Kershin
Russia, 1963
Size: 32" X 22"
Get out of Africa, American imperialist.
China, 1964
Size: B
Draftees of the World Unite!
Carlos Cortez
USA, 1965
Size: 23 3/4" X 34"
If This is Freedom, Then What is Prison?
Viktor Koretsky
Russia, 1968
Size: 46" X 22 3/4"
Stop Bombardments on All Vietnam
Netherlands, 1968
Size: 23 1/2" X 16"
Day of Solidarity with Palestine, May 15th.
Cuba, 1970
Size: A;
No
Otl Aicher
Germany, 1983
Size: 33" X 23 1/4"
No American Missiles!
Russia, 1985
Size: 38" X 25 1/2"
13.8.61 - 9.11.89
Biotto
Germany, 1989
Size: 33" X 23 1/4"
The images contained in this book are a but a fraction of the scope and depth of this collection. Please contact our curator to to share your needs with us. He can be contacted at director@ecm2.org, or call 408-933-1111.
