Life Magazine & Google

Life Magazine og Google gikk for kort tid sammen for å slippe et vannvittig bildearkiv ut på interwebben. Bildene er fra 1860 årene og oppover, og er en gullgruve for å finne bilder av historiske begivenheter, eller for å lære en ting eller to. Et lite søk på graffiti gravde frem en rekke bilder av politisk graffiti fra mellomkrigstiden. Mye interresant og her er et lite utvalg:

Første bilde: Slogans of freedom chalked on walls by Czechs. Trebec, Czechoslovakia. 1968. Foto: Bill Ray

A dialogue in graffiti. Top line is an election slogan reading: Viva the Common Man; bottom line reads: Maybe a New Oppressor? Italia, 1947

Graffiti on side of water house includes communist hammer and sickle plus Viva Tagliotti & Stalin painted over old Mussolini and Hitler slogans. Italia, 1947

Graffiti on wall of trulli: Long Live the King-Stalin, Nenni and Togliatti should only wash the dishes. Italia, 1947

Multiple “Death to the King” slogans surrounding “Viva Communismo” graffiti. Roma, 1947

Political dialog in graffiti. Top line reads: Viva La Republica; line below reads: Abasso (Down with it). Italia, 1947

Remnants of political slogans (DUX DUCE) painted on building, as children play in street. Italia, 1947

“Vote Monarchy” slogan crossed out with a large red “X”. Italia, 1947

View of hand-written German war slogan “JEDES OPFER FUR DEN SIEG” which translates “Any Sacrifice for Victory” on stone wall on street in the city. Frankfurt, 1945

Close-up of political signs painted on wall. Romania, 1946

Young white man standing next to statue w. “GOD IS BLACK” chalked on the base outside city hall. Johannesburg, 1950

People painting political sign on sidewalk. Romania, 1946

People crowd around the spot where youth was killed. Praha, 1968

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Bildene kan også bestilles på print for en billig penge.

Postet av Reyo

[ 6C ] [ December 2, 2008 ] [ Fotografi - Graffiti ]