folded sheet of paper, with the title "ABC OF DEMOCRACY" and text on back side; colorful image on the front with a red table surface that holds a plate of grapes and three apples; cup and saucer to left of sheet and a blue butter knife at an angle to the left of the plate of fruit; male figure with well-groomed hair and wearing a jacket, suit and tie in URQ; small boy sits at left, each before a opened book or news paper

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ABC of Democracy, 1943

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Hugo Gellert was one of America’s leading political artists of the first half of the 1900s. He dedicated his art to the advancement of socialist ideals. In 1943, in the depths of World War II, he produced a portfolio of nineteen screenprints entitled “Century of the Common Man,” which served as a visual manifesto of his values. Each plate was devoted to one or two basic ideas; here, the need to transmit democratic values to future generations through education in current events.

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Details
Title
ABC of Democracy
Artist Life
American (born Hungary), 1892–1985
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.130.1
Provenance
Jeffrey Lee, New York; given to MIA, 2018.
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folded sheet of paper, with the title "ABC OF DEMOCRACY" and text on back side; colorful image on the front with a red table surface that holds a plate of grapes and three apples; cup and saucer to left of sheet and a blue butter knife at an angle to the left of the plate of fruit; male figure with well-groomed hair and wearing a jacket, suit and tie in URQ; small boy sits at left, each before a opened book or news paper

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