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VÁCLAV HAVEL

Poster
1989 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker

This poster promotes Václav Havel in the campaign for the presidential elections following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government. The photographic image shows him addressing the crowds and the text summarises his career and achievements. He became President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVÁCLAV HAVEL (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph printed in blue
Brief description
Anonymous poster promoting Václav Havel for President, designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia, 1989.
Physical description
Poster promoting Václav Havel's presidential candidacy, with text summarising his career and achievements beside a smiling photographic image of him speaking into a microphone.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 29.7cm
  • Maximum width: 42.2cm
size of sheet
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Zdenek Kavan
Production
Attribution note: Print run unknown
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Summary
This poster promotes Václav Havel in the campaign for the presidential elections following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government. The photographic image shows him addressing the crowds and the text summarises his career and achievements. He became President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989.
Collection
Accession number
E.21-1991

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2006
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