Acc. № 173 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 173
Don't Await Imitations
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Soviet propaganda poster, circa 1962, warning against counterfeit goods and black-market imitations. A white plaster bust of an anonymous male figure in a fedora and overcoat dominates a stark geometric composition of navy and cream. The Cyrillic text reads 'Don't await imitations / There exist no systems' — a double meaning that conflates consumer fraud with ideological deviation. The figure's cigarette and tailored silhouette suggest Western decadence. Recovered from a Moscow archive; speaks to collectors of Cold War visual rhetoric and the intersection of socialist aesthetics with consumer capitalism.
Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- Soviet modernist propaganda, geometric composition
- Mood
- austere, conspiratorial, didactic
- Palette
- navy, cream, burgundy
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