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The Hungarian Communist Party protects the common man's properties.

Poster Number: PP 812
Poster Notes: Poster is from the 1947 parliamentarian election that handed electoral support to the communists; The worker is wearing a badge of the Hungarian Communist Party and the badge design is attributed to graphic artist Sándor Bortnyik.
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Poster Type: Lithograph
Publishing Date: 1947
Technical Information on Poster: Accountable Manager, L. Nedeczky; Publisher in charge, Istvan Kende.
Catalog Notes: PP 812 Comecon-Warsaw Pact
Language: Hungarian
Artist: Ek, Sandor (Ék, Sándor) — Эк, Шандор
Sandor Ek was born Alex Keil in a small village in the Austro Hungarian Empire. He worked as a graphic artist and poster designer in his native Hungary but also worked and lived in Austria, Germany and in the Soviet Union during periods of his life. Early-on, Ek became a member of the Hungarian Communist Party. He studied at arts schools run by the Hungarian painter and communist, Béla Uitz, and by József Ne...
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Printer: Szikra (Spark) Press and Publishing House, Budapest —
Szikra (Spark) Press and Publishing was located at 10 Honvéd Street in Budapest, Hungary. It served as the main literature and propaganda communicator for the Hungarian Communist Party. Formed in 1944, Szikra’s infrastructure was developed via the nationalization of the Pallas and Stádium printers in the town of Szeged. When the publisher moved its headquarters to Budapest, it occupied the former Catholic Publishing Company offices. During Szikra’s early years of development, Hungarian publisher Imre C...
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Publisher: Szikra (Spark) Press and Publishing House, Budapest —
Szikra (Spark) Press and Publishing was located at 10 Honvéd Street in Budapest, Hungary. It served as the main literature and propaganda communicator for the Hungarian Communist Party. Formed in 1944, Szikra’s infrastructure was developed via the nationalization of the Pallas and Stádium printers in the town of Szeged. When the publisher moved its headquarters to Budapest, it occupied the former Catholic Publishing Company offices. During Szikra’s early years of development, Hungarian publisher Imre C...
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