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One sheet poster features a
mandarin duck and was created for the Tierpark Berlin, the zoo located in former East Berlin. It was designed by the artist Steiff and was first printed around 1977 or 1978.
Poster Information
Subject: A vibrant, modernist-style illustration of a mandarin duck in water.
Artist: Steiff, a prominent East German commercial artist.
Year: The poster design was produced in different years, with variations from 1972, 1977/78, and 1983.
Location: Tierpark Berlin, which was established in East Berlin during the Cold War as a rival to the Zoological Garden in West Berlin.
Style: The poster is characterized by bright colors and simple, graphic composition, a style often used in East German advertising art of the era.
The mandarin duck is often a symbol of love and fidelity in East Asian cultures. |
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