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Original 1972 poster for The Freedom Riders - Film by Bruce Dowse

1972

Original Australian poster from 1972 for the Australian surfing documentary directed by Bruce Dowse. Cinema - Surf - Australia Music by Led Zeppel...

The 1967 original Soviet poster by G. Komoltsev, titled "Démocratie Américaine," is a striking example of Cold War-era propaganda that reflects the intense ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The poster critiques American democracy, portraying it as hypocritical and violent. This powerful visual commentary was produced at the height of the Vietnam War and during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, two major issues that Soviet propaganda frequently highlighted to criticize the U.S. G. Komoltsev, a Soviet artist, employed bold imagery and stark contrasts to make a political statement. The design of the poster features a fragmented American flag, with images that depict scenes of police brutality and military intervention, a visual representation of what the Soviet Union portrayed as the reality behind the American ideal of democracy. The use of red, white, and blue in the poster echoes the American flag, but the imagery contained within these colors tells a very different story, emphasizing conflict, oppression, and inequality. This poster was part of a broader campaign by the Soviet Union to undermine the global image of the United States by highlighting domestic issues such as racial inequality, protests against the Vietnam War, and civil unrest. Soviet propaganda during this period frequently contrasted the social upheavals in the United States with the purported stability and equality of the socialist system. Posters like "Démocratie Américaine" were distributed widely in Soviet territories and in allied countries as part of this ideological battle. The bold, graphic style of the poster is typical of Soviet propaganda art...

Vintage Poster Australian Daybill (13 × 30 in.), Associated Screen Arts. Directed by Bruce Dowse, featuring George Greenough and Wayne Lynch. Black-and-white surf documentary poste...

Riders is an original mixed colored serigraph realized by Sandro Simeoni, in the second half of XX century. Good conditions except for some light stains along the margins. Original title: Centauri Hand signed on the lower right margin by the artist. Numbered on the lower left margin. Ed. 20/XX. Born in 1928, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Ferrara. He collaborated as a caricaturist in some editorial offices, then in the early 1950s he moved to Rome where in almost fifty years of glorious career he designed movie posters for about 3000 films ("Per Un Pugno...