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Illustration: a dossier collage of an evidence wall of pinned propaganda posters, leaflets and printed matter from many eras, with contact sheets and catalog labels.

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Cult of personality propaganda in the collection

12 objects, listed by date.

Illustration, not an archive object

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'MUSSOLINI HA SEMPRE RAGIONE' in giant letters on an embankment, as printed in L'Illustration, April 1935

Fascist Italy'MUSSOLINI HA SEMPRE RAGIONE' in giant letters on an embankment, as printed in L'Illustration, April 1935Apr 8, 1935 · Identity fusion, Cult of personality

Franco portraits carried through Salamanca's Plaza Mayor to celebrate the fall of Gijón, 1937

SpainFranco portraits carried through Salamanca's Plaza Mayor to celebrate the fall of Gijón, 19371937 · Identity fusion, Bandwagon, Cult of personalityContent note

Elagu suur Stalin, võitnud sotsialismi konstitutsiooni looja! (Long live great Stalin), Estonian SSR poster, 1950

Soviet UnionElagu suur Stalin, võitnud sotsialismi konstitutsiooni looja! (Long live great Stalin), Estonian SSR poster, 19501950 · Glittering generalities, Transfer, Cult of personality

"毛主席第七次检阅文化革命大军" (Chairman Mao reviews the great army of the Cultural Revolution for the seventh time), woven silk picture

China"毛主席第七次检阅文化革命大军" (Chairman Mao reviews the great army of the Cultural Revolution for the seventh time), woven silk picture1966 · Transfer, Cult of personality

"We never stop praising the thoughts of our Chairman Mao" (museum title), Xinjiang poster

China"We never stop praising the thoughts of our Chairman Mao" (museum title), Xinjiang poster1973 · Transfer, Bandwagon, Cult of personality

Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu before a costumed crowd with portrait banners, 1986

RomaniaNicolae and Elena Ceaușescu before a costumed crowd with portrait banners, 19861986 · Transfer, Bandwagon, Cult of personality

بطل النصر والسلام (Hero of Victory and Peace), Saddam Hussein roadside mural, bullet-damaged

Iraqبطل النصر والسلام (Hero of Victory and Peace), Saddam Hussein roadside mural, bullet-damaged1991 · Glittering generalities, Cult of personalityContent note

Kim Il-sung statue and Mansudae Grand Monument, Pyongyang (photographed 2010)

North KoreaKim Il-sung statue and Mansudae Grand Monument, Pyongyang (photographed 2010)Sep 4, 2010 · Transfer, Cult of personality

Kim Il-sung lapel badges on a school group, North Korea (photographed 2010)

North KoreaKim Il-sung lapel badges on a school group, North Korea (photographed 2010)Sep 6, 2010 · Transfer, Cult of personality

Central Bank of Turkmenistan 10000 manat note with a portrait of President Niyazov, 1996

TurkmenistanCentral Bank of Turkmenistan 10000 manat note with a portrait of President Niyazov, 19961996 · Transfer, Cult of personality

Ruhnama monument in Independence Park, Ashgabat: a giant model of the book with the portrait of Saparmurat Niyazov

TurkmenistanRuhnama monument in Independence Park, Ashgabat: a giant model of the book with the portrait of Saparmurat Niyazov2003 · Transfer, Cult of personality

Golden equestrian statue of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on a white-marble cliff, Ashgabat

TurkmenistanGolden equestrian statue of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on a white-marble cliff, Ashgabat2015 · Transfer, Cult of personality