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Title: Kiest communisten
Date: 1965
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a drawing of a huge red fist thrust into the sky above a sooty cityscape of industrial buildings and smoke stacks. Within its grasp are four helpless cartoon figures of men. In the upper left of the poster is a red star with a black hammer and sickel crossed in the middle. Ink is red and black.

Title: Druk uw eigen illegale krank : tentoonstellng illegale kranten
Date: 1970
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows two small images of hands pointing at different parts of the text which is printed in dark gray and black on a red background. Exhibition of of illegal newspapers. Solid blocks of dark gray and black appear between the words of the main title. Ink is dark gray and black.

Title: Portugal moordt met NATO-wapens in Afrika
Creator: Wolkers, Jan, 1925-2007
Date: 1970
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows three fighter jets pointed toward a line of scantily clad African men in postures of alarm. Below the title are six practice targets with the head of a black man repeated in the center of each. The poster asserts that Portugal is using NATO provided weapons to commit murder in Africa. Ink is green, red, black on white paper.

Title: Ierland
Date: 1970/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows black and white image of a person wearing a gas mask, holding a Molotov cocktail, and with a badge on their jacket printed with "Ierland" on the outer edge and a map of Ireland in the center. IERLAND is printed in black down the left side of the poster.

Title: Vietnambeweging Delft : Vietnamweek 22-28 Oktober
Date: 1973
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white illustration of a Vietnamese woman holding a crying infant. The woman is staring at the viewer while centered in the crosshairs of a presumed gun scope. The leaves of unidentified vegetation are at the edges of the scene. The text calls for solidarity with the Vietnamese people and lists dates, times, and venues for gatherings related to that topic. Ink is black.

Title: Durf te strijden : durf te winnen
Date: 1973
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster bissected by large yellow star. Top half is red, bottom half is blue. Superimposed on the star is a seated young woman holding an infant, a sub-machine gun, and a small book. She is barefoot, wearing long loose-fitting black pants and a simple white top with long sleeves. A scarf is tied around her forehead and a cloth of some sort is draped over her left arm. Ink is red, yellow, blue, and black.

Title: Stem lokaal
Date: 1974
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white scene of twelve cartoon men at a polling station. Six men are lined up to go behind a curtain to vote. The last men stares in alarm at the line of five men exiting the voting booth to the left of him with tape over their mouths and eyes wide. The hand of an unseen character is just beginning to pull back the curtain to exit the voting booth. Political cartoon of voters being silenced.

Title: Stem niet laat van je horen
Date: 1974
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white drawing of a large, transparent jar full of rats and election ballots. There is a hand dropping a ballot into the jar. The rats are labeled for different groups: labor unions, speculators, and political parties (both left and right). They are chewing up ballots marked with the acronyms of various political parties in the Netherlands: PVDA, CPN, AAP, ARP, PPR, KVP, and CHU.

Title: Geef om Angola : steun de MPLA
Date: 1975
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows the MPLA flag of Angola in the shape of the country. Flag if red on top, black on the bottom and has a single yellow star in the middle. Ink is red, black, and yellow.

Title: Leve het verzet : Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota (F.R.A.P.) : Solidariteitsbljeenkomsten
Date: 1975
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a clenched fist holding a semi-automatic gun aloft and superimposed on an outline of the country of Spain. This black and white poster is an all-text advertisement for two evenings of solidarity events held in Amsterdam in conjunction with the Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota (Spain). The evenings include a film (Geen tijd voor tranen), a speaker from F.R.A.P., and music by Zanger (also of F.R.A.P.). Ink is black.

Title: Filmmanifestatie vrijheidsmaand
Date: 1976
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a man standing defiantly, arms akimbo, in a darkened cell while six bayonets point at his torso at close range. Behind the dark scene, cumulus clouds are visible in a bright sky. The illustration caption demands the release of Spanish political prisoners. Lists the screening dates and titles of films and videos in support of liberation movements and freedom for people worldwide to be featured at a month-long film festival.

Title: Steun de strijd van het Palestijnse volk!
Creator: Gerritsen, Wim
Date: 1976
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows likeness of the Palestinian flag at top. Below it is a line of five men armed with long guns moving toward a dragon/dinosaur marked as zionism that is moving away from them while clutching a man [Henry Kissinger?] who holds a briefcase marked VS. Top right of poster has a circular emblem with Arabic character text, stylized Palestinian flag, and laurel leaves around the outer edges and a sub-machine gun as part of the center design. Ink is red, green, yellow and black.

Title: Stop de neutronen bom
Date: 1977
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows an SS-20 missile in the center with a man on either side engaged in some unidentified activity. Ink is yellow, red, blue and black.

Title: Anti Kraakwet : indien je illegaale woont laat je dan hier informeren en geef je op, dan sta je niet aleen als hij komt
Date: 1978
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a menacing man (from the chest up) staring directly at the viewer. He is wearing a black coat and black military-style hat with a starburst design badge on the front showing two crossed hatchets in the center circle with sprigs of laurel on either side. Below the center circle is: "[unidentified word] revell." The main title and the lips and inner left eye of the man are bright red. The poster seems intended to frighten squatters at a time when squatting was being criminalized in...
Show morePoster shows a menacing man (from the chest up) staring directly at the viewer. He is wearing a black coat and black military-style hat with a starburst design badge on the front showing two crossed hatchets in the center circle with sprigs of laurel on either side. Below the center circle is: "[unidentified word] revell." The main title and the lips and inner left eye of the man are bright red. The poster seems intended to frighten squatters at a time when squatting was being criminalized in the Netherlands. Ink is red and black.
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Title: Argentina '78 : libertad
Date: 1978
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows black and white image of three rifles standing in a tripod with a soccer ball resting in the area just above where the barrels cross. That is a reference to the suspected involvement of Argentina's military junta in World Cup victory of the Argentine team in a year when that country hosted the games. Ink is black.

Title: Geen woning, geen kroning
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a picture of Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands superimposed (at the bottom left) on the image of a partially demolished five-story residential building, presumed to be in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Queen took the throne in April, 1980, and squatters began rioting because they did not feel she should have a crown on her head when they did not have a roof over theirs. It was one of the largest riots in the country since World War II. Despite a critical shortage of affordable...
Show morePoster shows a picture of Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands superimposed (at the bottom left) on the image of a partially demolished five-story residential building, presumed to be in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Queen took the throne in April, 1980, and squatters began rioting because they did not feel she should have a crown on her head when they did not have a roof over theirs. It was one of the largest riots in the country since World War II. Despite a critical shortage of affordable housing, inhabitable residential buildings and whole neighborhoods were being demolished to make way for new construction that offered housing at much higher rents, if housing was built there at all. The text on this poster was the slogan for the squatter movement at that time. Poster images in sepia tones.
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Title: Leegstandswet = oorlog
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows white silhouettes on a black background. It shows policemen in riot gear with police vehicles alongside. One figure in the foreground has the international squat symbol (kraakteken) on his chest: a circle with a lightning-shaped arrow running through diagonally, with the arrow ending upwards to the right. Translation of the poster text: Vacancy = War.

Title: Dwangarbeid en isolatie
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: This poster points out the problems suffered by political prisoners including forced labor, torture, and solitary confinement.

Title: Prys--schieten
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: At top center, poster shows the head of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wearing a tiara and drop-earrings. Her smiling face is centered in the crosshairs of a weapon's scope. In the center is a small image of the face of an unidentified man. Bottom right shows five uniformed men, three armed with rifles. That image is captioned: "Org: Bernhard Kommando." The date of the alleged competition is the same date that Princess Beatrix, who had married a German, would be crowned Queen after the...
Show moreAt top center, poster shows the head of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wearing a tiara and drop-earrings. Her smiling face is centered in the crosshairs of a weapon's scope. In the center is a small image of the face of an unidentified man. Bottom right shows five uniformed men, three armed with rifles. That image is captioned: "Org: Bernhard Kommando." The date of the alleged competition is the same date that Princess Beatrix, who had married a German, would be crowned Queen after the abdication of her mother, Queen Juliana. The announcement of a fake shooting competition appears to be black humor aimed at the Dutch monarchy and Beatrix in particular.
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Title: Big tricks
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows caricature of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands wearing a helmet with face shield and topped with a townscape of five multi-storied buildings. She is shown with vampire fangs biting a 1980 Dutch guilder coin that is marked with a value of millions. The coin image is also stamped with a Dutch phrase meaning police state. In the center of the coin is a shield topped with a royal crown below which stands a lion also wearing a helmet and face shield. The lion is holding two...
Show morePoster shows caricature of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands wearing a helmet with face shield and topped with a townscape of five multi-storied buildings. She is shown with vampire fangs biting a 1980 Dutch guilder coin that is marked with a value of millions. The coin image is also stamped with a Dutch phrase meaning police state. In the center of the coin is a shield topped with a royal crown below which stands a lion also wearing a helmet and face shield. The lion is holding two unidentified objects in its front paws. At the time of the queen's 1980 investiture, there were riots due to poor housing conditions and an atmosphere of anti-monarchism because Beatrix had married a German noble who had been in the Hitler Youth.
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