"Visual propaganda was one of the most effective tools in shaping public opinion in the 20th century. These colourful and eye-catching examples of the art of propaganda, collected together here for the first time, provide a rare opportunity to understand how abstract political concepts were packaged visually for a mass audience. Despite national differences, these postcards - which span from the 1920s all the way to the 1970s - possess an almost eery similarity in their graphic depictions of heroic national leaders; optimistic workers, their faces illuminated by the sun; strong muscular men, eyes gazing resolutely into the distance beyond unfurling flags; and children collected in poses of joyful adulation." "Postcards from Utopia offers a striking look at the art of power and its mythical representation at a time of great political upheaval and experimentation."--Jacket

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