70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

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When one speaks of retro art, images of art styles derived from advertising and propaganda posters from 1930s to 1960s usually flood the mind. The simple graphics made from oil paints reflect the less advanced technology of that time. This period is also a time of significant turbulence in our modern history, when major events such as the rise of communism and World Wars were taking ground. It is then not surprising that many posters serve as propaganda tools for the ruling governments. These propaganda images eventually contributed to the development of different retro art styles.

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Many of the following retro art pieces that you will see are actual posters produced during those time. We’ve searched a couple of sources to compile a great list of retro art styles comprising not only of propaganda art pieces, but also a few other kind such as advertising posters. In addition, we have separated these pieces into two main categories, Western and Chinese retro art. Full list after jump.

The West: Retro Posters from the West

Here we have Soviet posters during the rise of communism as well as propaganda posters during World War II. There are also some miscellaneous ones like film and product ads, along with some retro-inspired art.

This is the Enemy

thisistheenemy 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Guns of Russia

gunsofrussia 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

We’ve Beaten Them Before

beaten 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Eyes of the Home Skies

civil 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Unwilling Volunteers

hitler 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

We Can Do It

doit 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Here They Come!

liberators 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

The Soviet Regime

The Soviet Regime by Snowpilot 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

The Power of Propaganda: Wartime Posters

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Syd Mead Concept Design for US Steel

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Say Yes! to Analog Design

yes studio the stands 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Soviet Flag Over the Reichstag

Soviet flag over the Reichstag by MrQuebec 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Retro Never Dies

Retro Never Dies   Wallpeper by Jazzgin 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Reach Out and Touch Someone

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Jantzen Swimsuit 1949

jantzen49 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Le Facteur ATC

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Kultura

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Gorbachev

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Glory To Our Army

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I Wake Up Screaming 1941

wakeupscreaming 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Lenin

lenin 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

You Behave!

youbehave 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

People and Army are One!

25 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

We Will Not Allow This to Happen Again!

21 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Smoke Cigarettes

19 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Great Stalin is A Flag of the USSR’s Friendship

17 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Everything for the Victory – Women of USSR for the Front

15 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Motherland is Calling!

11 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

To Defend USSR

08 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Liberated woman – Build Up Socialism!

07 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Fortunello

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Beatles Badge

beatles 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Hotdog

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1953 Advertising Calendar for Hotpoint Appliances

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Birds!

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1924 Lenin Poster

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Lenin

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1940 Stalin

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The East: The Chinese Art of Propaganda

As a result of over 5,000 years of China’s history and culture, Chinese art has always been uniquely different from the West. Here you will see how traditonal Chinese art evolved into retro art that still maintains its distinct culture while incorporating Western art elements to spread communism.

Propaganda

Propaganda I by Yuujakumi 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Mao is Always Right

Mao is ALWAYS RIGHT by will yen 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Revolutionary Committees are Good

1976 Revolutionary Committees are good 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

The Working Class is the Main Force in the Campaign

1974 The working class is the main force 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Win Honor for Our Great Leader Chairman Mao

1970 Win honor for our great leader 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Sharpening the Knife

1970 Sharpening the knife 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Down with the Capitalist

1970 Down with the capitalist 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army

1969 The Chinese Peoples Liberation 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Learn from the Spirit of Daqing

1965 Spirit of Daqing 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

We’ll Definitely Beat the World Record

1958 beat the world record 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Communism

communism 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Chairman Mao

chairmanmao 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Develop New Mountain Areas

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An Eye for an Eye

D3lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Our Victory is Certain

hklg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Down with American and Soviet

AmImplg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

The Chinese People are Not Easily Humiliated

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The Revolutionary Movement

E24lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Smash the Old World; Establish the New World

destroyoldlg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Great Victory

F4lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Gutian Conference

F3lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Endless Production

H23lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Brilliant Light of the Red Sun

radienceLG 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Chairman Hua

newmapLG 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Chairman Mao

N2lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Double Happiness

K4lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Learn Science From Young

M27lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

I Love the Blue Sky of Motherland

K6lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Military Spirit

J4lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Film Poster: Home

U11lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Film Poster: Beyond the Sea

U15lg 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

Art Comes From Life’s Struggles

artLG 70+ Insightful Retro And Historic Artworks Around The World

United As One People

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These propaganda artworks were collected from Life.com, Flickr, Crestock, kaladarshan, Chinese Poster Online and other websites.

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