Artistic Creation, Solidarity and Resistance

During the dark years of the dictatorship (1967-1974), posters were a vital medium for the dissemination of the ideals of Democracy and Freedom as well as the expression of solidarity to the Greek people. Besides being part of the palimpsest of anti-dictatorship actions both in Greece and abroad, the visual representation of the anti-dictatorship message carries its own meaning and significance in its use of colours, patterns, symbols, fonts, and design techniques. The selected posters which are presented here come from different countries and different moments in the dictatorship period, highlighting the dynamic nature of the colourful artistic expression that emerged as an answer and a counterweight to the darkness of the dictatorial regime.

Amnistia Politica Generale
-, Italy, United Democratic Left (EDA) Italy
The cry of the Greek People
-, [Great Britain], Greek Anti-dictatorship Committees Abroad / Central Council
Zastavte Teror V Recku
-, -, IUS (International Union of Students)
Athen 1969-The European Championships
-, -, Greek Anti-dictatorship Committee Denmark
Royaume de Grece
-, Great Britain / London, National Student Union of Greece (EFEE)
Greece today
-, USA / Minnesota, Ιnter - American Federation for Democracy in Greece
Freiheit für Griechen
-, [West Germany], -
Greek referendum September 29, 1968
-, -, -
Valkommen till Grekland
-, -, -
Alekos Panagoulis
-, -, -
Greek freedom rally
-, Great Britain / London, Greek Freedom Rally Committee
Caniaris
-, France / Paris, Musee d'art moderne de la ville de Paris
Poster by the Panhellenic Anti-dictatorship Front (PAM) entitled: (SQ)Free the political prisoners(SQ)
-, Greece / [Athens], Panhellenic Anti-dictatorship Front (PAM)
Free Greece
-, Great Britain / London, Greek Anti-dictatorship Committee London
Liberté pour la Grece
-, France / Paris, French Committee for a Democratic Greece
Anti-dictatorship poster by the (SQ)Rigas Feraios(SQ) Panhellenic Anti-dictatorship Student Organisation
-, Greece / [Athens], Rigas Feraios' Panhellenic Anti-dictatorship Student Organisation
The cry of the Greek People
-, [Great Britain], Greek Anti-dictatorship Committees Abroad / Central Council
Ascolta il Grido del Popolo Greco
-, -, Panhellenic Anti-dictatorship Front (PAM)
è morto Costantino Gheorgakis un esule, un antifascista, un compagno
-, -, PSI (Partito Socialista Italiano)
Grèce - Soutenons les combattants de la liberté
-, -, L' autre Grèce
Z. Lamprakis Lever Kampen Fortsätter
-, -, Lambrakis Democratic Youth (DNL)
Anti-dictatorship poster from Sudan
-, -, Greek Anti-dictatorship Committees Abroad
Griechenlands Sonniges Lächeln
-, West Germany / Düsseldorf, Xanthos Lefteris
Week of action against fascism in Greece
-, -, -
Rettet das Leben von Mikis Theodorakis
-, -, Soviet Committee of Solidarity to Greek Democrats
Grèce 1821-1971, 150 ans de combats pour la liberté
-, France / Massy, Mouvement Franco-Hellénique pour une Grèce Libre
Szabadságot, Demokráciát, Görögországban!
-, Hungary, -
Griechenland
-, -, -
Martelingen in Griekenland help het illegale verzet steun de PAM
-, -, Gezamenlijke Griekenl.- Werkgroepen in Nederland en Belgie
Grèce - Liberté
-, -, -