Api Kemerdekaan Tetap Menjala

A propaganda poster created by Poesat Tenaga Peloekis Indonesia (P.T.P.I) in 1947 during the Dutch colonial war portrays a hand holding a bright torch with a fire and text, "Api Kemerdekaan Tetap Menjala" meaning “The Fire of Freedom Never Quenched”, symbolizing Indonesians' enduring struggle for freedom. This poster is part of a scrapbook titled "We Struggle with Posters (P.T.P.I.)", containing reduced reproductions of P.T.P.I. posters from 1945-1947, addressing Indonesian and global issues.

Year

1947

Design

Poesat Tenaga Peloekis Indonesia Mataram (P.T.P.I)

Object Detail

Watercolor on paper

Type

Posters

Collection

Frank Porter Graham Papers

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