Save the plebiscite areas! post-WWI German Political Poster
- 1920
- Gustav Holstein
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18 1/2 x 14 inches ~ (45 x 35 cm)$450
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Three distressed, monochromatic figures behind a barrier in an open landscape against a stark black background. A small village with a a church spire rises to the rear.
Rette die Abstimmungsgebiete! ("Save the plebiscite areas!")
Gib Deine Grenz-Spende! ("Give your border donation!")
Annahmestellen: Bank, Sparkasse, Zeitung" (Collection points: Bank, Savings bank, Newspaper)
Sponsoring Organization: "Deutscher Schutzbund für die Grenz- und Auslandsdeutschen" (German League for Border and Abroad Germans)
Printed by Werbedienst GmbH (Berlin and Munich).
Following the Treaty of Versailles, democratic votes (plebiscites) were scheduled in contested border regions—such as Upper Silesia, East Prussia, and Schleswig—to decide whether local populations would remain part of Germany or join neighboring countries including Poland.
