Arbeiter
Workers Citizens Farmers Soldiers
All the People of Germany
1918, Klein, Cesar, born 1876 - died 1954 (artist)
Provisional Government of Germany (publishers)
Colour lithograph
World War I was followed by a new political order in Germany. The socialist Provisional Government enlisted the Novembergruppe, a group of avant-garde artists, to produce images that would inspire support for the fledgling democracy. Klein's poster asks all the people of Germany to stand together in support of the National Assembly. It was felt that the Novembergruppe's radical expressionist style would resonate with the revolutionary emotion and turmoil of the moment. However many among 'the masses' at whom the posters were aimed could not relate to the unfamiliar visual language and even felt mocked by it.
Arbeiter
Workers Citizens Farmers Soldiers
All the People of Germany
1918, Klein, Cesar, born 1876 - died 1954 (artist)
Provisional Government of Germany (publishers)
Colour lithograph
World War I was followed by a new political order in Germany. The socialist Provisional Government enlisted the Novembergruppe, a group of avant-garde artists, to produce images that would inspire support for the fledgling democracy. Klein's poster asks all the people of Germany to stand together in support of the National Assembly. It was felt that the Novembergruppe's radical expressionist style would resonate with the revolutionary emotion and turmoil of the moment. However many among 'the masses' at whom the posters were aimed could not relate to the unfamiliar visual language and even felt mocked by it.