Emil Orlik
Die Weber (The Weavers) by G. Hauptmann
Poster for the production at the Großes Schauspielhaus Berlin, 1921
Reprint of the 1897 poster
Crayon and ink lithography
German Historical Museum Foundation, Berlin
The poster was designed by Emil Orlik (1870–1932) in 1897 for a reading from the Weavers drama that took place in Prague. It was reused in 1921 to advertise a new production of the Weavers drama at the Große Schauspielhaus. Käthe Kollwitz had also seen this production and was almost as enthralled by it as she had been by the premiere in 1893.