Soviet accident prevention posters.
During the 19th century posters were primarily used as a means of advertising and publicity. It would take the events of the First World War and the Russian Revolution to change their use from commercial to a means of propaganda and education. Posters became a means to educate or re-educate a nation according to the beliefs of their leaders—whether as a rallying point in war or to inspire revolution. For Soviet Russia the poster was a means of spreading state information targeting the population across a vast and diverse country. Literacy had been a problem in Russia—according to 1897 national census, under Tsarist rule just 28.4% of the populace were literate. After the revolution, Lenin promised to “liquidate illiteracy” and by 1926, 56.6% of Russians were registered as literate. However, knowing that at least half of your workforce was illiterate was a hinderance to the planned Soviet industrialization of the country.The workforce had to be educated as quickly and successfully as possible. To solve the problem accident prevention posters were produced disseminating clear and succinct warnings to all possible hazards faced by the Soviet workforce in industry and agriculture. “Be careful with a fork,” “Hey Scatterbrain! Don’t cripple your...
Soviet accident prevention posters.
Durable laminated poster with full colour illustrations User friendly text and clear instructions show employees how to prevent accidents and injury whilst maintaining a healthy working environment Protect your employees and avoid costly accidents Compiled by qualified health and safety practitioners Updated with the latest guidance
Poster, Available in a variety of sizes (select size above). Printed on museum-quality photo paper using archival ink rated for 80+ year fade resistance. Ships in mailing tube to prevent bending. Ready to be framed and displayed. Also available on canvas, stretched and mounted on solid-wood gallery frame
80-G-630822: Captain Glenn C. Martin, USMC, (holding young Korean girl) and Captain Lee Chang Yong (ROKA), Korean Interpreter, display accident prevention poster, written in Korean and distributed throughout schools of western section of Korea, sponsored by First Marine Division, 6 October 1953. (6/25/2014).
Art.IWM PST 14494. whole: The poster is double-sided. Side 1: the image occupies the upper three-quarters with the title integrated and positioned in the upper right in orange
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Protect your employees and avoid costly accidents User friendly text and clear instructions show employees how to prevent accidents and injury whilst maintaining a healthy working environment Durable laminated construction with full colour illustrations Compiled by qualified health and safety practitioners Also available in wall mountable frames Dimensions: Length: 60cm Width: 43cm
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Deux artistes de BD se sont passionnés pour les anciennes affiches de prévention contre les accidents du travail. Plus ou moins « gores », drôles et efficaces.
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How much blood would you shed to… be sent home from work? Workplace safety posters here in America are pretty boring, often featuring cartoonish, nondescript people humorously getting electrocuted and maimed. But Dutch safety posters from the early-mid 1900s, well, it turns out they were haunting works of art that could very easily double for […]
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These posters helped the British public prepare for air raids in WW2.
These posters helped the British public prepare for air raids in WW2.
Soviet accident prevention posters.
