2 50 56 https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/924d00e355287d2edb941e7db53bb20a.jpg 5e9d8c2fdf2392262781cee127cae041 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Street Art Subject The topic of the resource Street Art Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Mural Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 143.7 in × 189 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love Subject The topic of the resource Mein Gott, hilf mir, diese tödliche Liebe zu überleben (My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love) a street art mural by Dmitri Vrubel in 1990 depicting Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev engaging in a fraternal kiss. Description An account of the resource Vrubel based this mural depicting Honecker and Brezhnev kissing on a photograph taken by Régis Bossu in East Berlin on October 7, 1979. Part of Berlin's East Side Gallery, it is painted on the East German side of the Berlin Wall as a reclamation of space. The title references Honecker's oppressive regime and East Germans killed at the wall, trying to escape it. It is likely the only public depiction of Honecker in the former GDR. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dmitri Vrubel, artist Joachim F. Thurn, photographer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F088809-0038 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Bundesarchiv / Joachim F. Thurn 1990 1990s art Berlin Berlin Wall Dmitri Vrubel Erich Honecker Fraternal Kiss Leonid Brezhnev mural street art https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/50dda7e32accb431a4bb26dce5e6b3c7.jpg a027c6a245e016294a2a75d58fea1b98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mosaics Subject The topic of the resource Mosaics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Mosaic mural Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Miners and Energy Workers of the Region Subject The topic of the resource Die Berg- und Energiearbeiter der Region (The Miners and Energy Workers of the Region) at the Haus der Berg- und Energiearbeiter (House of the Miners and Energy Workers), now known as Lausitzhalle, made 1983-1984 by Fritz Eisel in Hoyerswerda. Description An account of the resource This mosaic mural references the significance of lignite (brown coal) mining and processing in the Lausitz region, which led to formerly rural Hoyerswerda's growth in the 1950s. There, the GDR experimented with designing and constructing a town using standardized, prefabricated architecture and building materials. In the early 1960s, a writer characterized the town as sterile, bleak, and boring, and the experiment is historically considered a failure. Eisel's colorful mosaic mural is likely an attempt to rehabilitate Hoyerswerda's reputation through public art. Today, it is designated as a cultural monument along with the building. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fritz Eisel, artist Jim Cooper, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 Photograph: July 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Jim Cooper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flickr 1980s art DDR energy Fritz Eisel GDR Hoyerswerda miners mosaic mural Saxony workers https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/c2bc793affd86e2c4152ea7bddda8e8d.jpg 16021d0ea2f36cf7d1e82b2397d15893 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mosaics Subject The topic of the resource Mosaics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Mosaic mural Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Space Earth Human (Microcosm) Subject The topic of the resource Weltall Erde Mensch (Space Earth Human), a pair of mosaics on each side of a wall, by Otto Schutzmeister from 1974 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany Description An account of the resource This mosaic mural has two sides, Mikrokosmos and Makrokosmos. On the front, Mikrokosmos depicts scientists and celebrates nuclear energy. On the back, Makrokosmos depicts astronauts and celebrates space exploration. Schutzmeister created the mosaics three years after the first nuclear power plant opened in the GDR and the year after the death of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space. The mosaics are on the grounds of an apartment complex in Eisenhüttenstadt, which was founded in 1950 as the first socialist model city in the GDR. Its name means "Ironworks City," but it was also known as Stalinstadt from 1953 to 1961. Weltall Erde Mensch is the title of the book that East German teens received from 1954 to 1974 for participating in the Jugendweihe ceremony. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Otto Schutzmeister, artist Martin Maleschka, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974 Photograph: 2020 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Martin Maleschka Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flickr 1970s 1974 art Brandenburg building DDR Earth East Germany Eisenhüttenstadt GDR Man mosaic mural Otto Schutzmeister Space https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/79518d5d97cab47d7f478f9370581e1c.jpg 8ba20bb9bd4a9f2ed9c9e9a61a1b166c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Bronze Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 46 ft. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument Subject The topic of the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument created 1981-1986 by Lev Kerbel in Ernst-Thälmann-Park, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Description An account of the resource Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944) was a German Communist party leader. The Nazis imprisoned him in 1933 and shot him at Buchenwald in 1944. Although Thälmann never lived to see the end of World War II, the SED (the GDR's founding and ruling party) coopted his biography and image, immortalizing him as part of the nation's founding mythology. This monument was unveiled as a gift to the citizens to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Thälmann's birth in Ernst-Thälmann-Park. The monument was controversial because the GDR's government chose a Soviet sculptor and demolished historically protected gasworks to ensure a perfect view of the monument in the park. East Berliners resented its grandiosity and gave it unflattering nicknames. Although smaller Thälmann monuments were removed after the GDR's collapse, this statue still stands. However, plaques with Communist slogans have been removed from its base. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lev Kerbel, sculptor Max Schwalbe, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Photograph: May 9, 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons 1980s art Berlin communism DDR East Germany Ernst Thälmann GDR Lew Kerbel monument sculpture https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/b5d8e5f2eaae9c59cf430b05f83970d0.jpg f164f9b3bcf2fc9a98b5fa33d1d558f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Graphic Art Subject The topic of the resource Graphic Art Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4.25" x 5.5" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jugendweihe Subject The topic of the resource East German propaganda poster encouraging the youth to participate in the Jugendweihe, a socialist coming-of-age initiation ceremony Description An account of the resource This poster shows four GDR youth in the foreground, two boys and two girls. The boy and girl in front carry books, and the boy also carries a hammer. The tall boy in the back raises his hand toward the sky. Two men appear above them in a separate background scene, a military officer and a pilot surrounded by the night sky. On the left side of the poster in the center, the GDR flag flies over the Brandenberg Gate in the distance. The slogan reads, "Jugendweihe, all your strength for the great and noble cause of socialism!" In the GDR, the Jugendweihe was a socialist youth initiation ceremony meant to replace Christian confirmation. It began in 1953, so it was a relatively recent tradition when this poster was made. However, the Jugendweihe's roots date a century earlier to a German secularist movement that the SED appropriated for political purposes. Teenagers participating in the Jugendweihe recited a ceremonial pledge and then received a propagandistic book and a certificate. Today, teenagers in the former GDR region celebrate the Jugendweihe without political connotations. This poster was reissued in postcard form for the 60th anniversary of the GDR's founding and is still available for purchase. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sammlung Prax Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Panorama Berlin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Language A language of the resource German Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ost-Shop.de 1950s 1958 art DDR East Germany GDR graphic graphic art Jugendweihe postcard propaganda Socialism https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/0e463d00cb559757a552a3423328e9cc.jpg 6f479269c8cfe25711b82a0204632421 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 7.1 meters high (head only), 13 meters high with base Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Karl-Marx-Monument Subject The topic of the resource Karl Marx monument by Lev Kerbel in Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt in the GDR), dedicated in 1971. Description An account of the resource The monument is 42 feet high and weighs 40 tons. The bronze head sits atop two granite pedestals. The wall behind it contains a multilingual inscription of a rallying cry for workers to unite from The Communist Manifesto, for which Marx is famous. Marx was born in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, and has no biographical connection to Chemnitz. In 1953, the GDR government renamed Chemnitz to Karl-Marx-Stadt, to honor the 70th anniversary of Marx's death. They also hired Kerbel to design and cast a monument of the city's namesake. Kerbel's design is minimalist and contrasts with other socialist-realist monuments because there is no body with which to strike a triumphant pose. Kerbel wanted to emphasize Marx as a philosopher and believed this only required Marx's head and facial expression. The monument is advertised as the second-largest freestanding head in the world. Locally, it is called the "Nishel," the Saxon word for "head." In 1990, citizens voted to change the city's name back to Chemnitz. They decided to keep the massive sculpture and seem to take pride in it. Until 2007, the city's official motto referred to the head. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lev Kerbel, artist Thomas Hoepker, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Photograph: 1990 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Artstor 1970s 1971 1990 art Chemnitz communism GDR Karl Marx Karl-Marx-Stadt Lew Kerbel sculpture