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160 MILLIONEN IM OSTEN 160 MILLIONEN IM OSTEN special poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 6r334 160 MILLIONEN IM OSTEN 27x38 East German special poster 1960s Heartfield hammer/sickle art! Date Sold 6/6/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded East German Poster (measures 27 1/4" x 38 1/4" [69 x 97 cm]) (Learn More) 160 Millionen im Osten Schreiten froh in die Zukunft! (literally translates to "160 Million People in the East Happily Step Into the Future!"), the 1932 German political campaign poster encouraging German citizens to vote for the German Communist Party (KPD), featuring an image of a hammer and sickle by John Heartfield. Note that during World War II (WWII), John Heartfield was a famous anti-Nazi artist activist, working in England. His early images of the Weimar Republic were warnings about the rise of fascism. During World War II, his photomontages Of The Nazi period had made him a target for Nazi assassination. Heartfield rose to number-five on the Gestapo's Most-Wanted List. However, once the war was over, countries that should have honored him denied him sanctuary. It was an era when western politicians appeared to view communism as a greater threat than Adolf Hitler's Army. When he finally returned to East Germany in 1950, East German officials were especially suspicious of emigres who return "late" from exile in the West. John Heartfield spent too many years enjoying English democracy and on his return he immediately garnered the attention of the Stasi (the East German secret police). He was labeled a traitor to the GDR and narrowly escaped a trial for treason. His youthful support of utopian communism now ran into communist betrayal. Heartfield was not admitted to the East German Academy of Arts for six years and only because of the efforts of Bertolt Brecht he was finally accepted in 1956. This severely limited his ability to work as an artist and he was denied health benefits when he suffered heart attacks. Only a few years before his death in 1968 the East German regime started to recognize his work and permitted exhibitions east and west of the Iron Curtain. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: John Heartfield Important Added Info: Note that this poster is likely from a late 1960s East German printing (after John Heartfield passed away in 1968). If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here.Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good to fine. The poster is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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