20 Propaganda Posters From the Past
Carly Tennes Published 04/02/2024
For as long as there has been propaganda, people have wondered whether they could be swayed by targeted images. Yet instead of asking whether or not an illustration can truly change one’s views on social and political issues, it seems we’ve been focusing on the wrong question — how cool do they look?
From old-school political cartoons to World War II posters and even Dr. Seuss drawings, here are 20 cool propaganda posters from history.
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7. “In a protest against censorship, photographer A.L. Schafer staged this iconic photograph in 1934, violating as many rules as possible in one shot.”
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11. “This patient is hopeless. He was diagnosed with a complete lack of dollars. Soviet Union,1950s”
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17. “’We Won't Stand for the Flag, Until the Flag Stands for the People’ Counter Culture Poster by Bill Stettner, circa 1970”
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