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Working Class Posters of 1930's Japan [17 Pics]

Jun 28 2012

This unique style of posters emerged in the country of the rising sun during the early 1930's. Many design aspects look to be copied from Western and Soviet culture.

It is amazing to see how well these are done, considering that there were no tools like Photoshop and Illustrator.

Health Exercises for the People (Bureau of Postal Insurance, 1930)

Tohoku Area Famine Relief (Federation of Tokyo Area Proletarian Organizations, 1931)

The 2nd Proletarian Art Grand Exhibition (Japan Proletarian Artists Federation, 1929)

Safety Leads to Efficiency (Labor Welfare Association, 1932)

Proletarian Art Institute (1930)

Poster for The Proletarian Graph Magazine (Proletarian News Company, 1929)

Indulging in Alcohol Ruins Your Health (Labor Welfare Association, 1932)

National Bonds for the Sino-Japanese War (Ministry of Finance, 1937)

The Grand National Exhibition of Advancing Japan (City of Gifu, 1936)

A Happy Worker Makes a Happy Home (Labor Welfare Association, 1932)

Records of a Victory (Leftist Theater's 20th Performance, 1931)

Rise, All Japanese Citizens (Imperial Rule Assistance Association, 1940)

To Manchuria! (Ministry of Overseas Affairs, 1927)

Kusunoki Masashige Festival (Kenkoku Kai, 1931)

Mobilizing All Citizens and Organizations for the Nation (Industrial Guilds Central Committee, 1937)

Pay a Living Wage (Japan Textile Workers' Union, 1930)

Clean Up Before Make Up (Labor Welfare Association, 1932)

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