VÁCLAV HAVEL
Poster
1989 (Printed and published)
1989 (Printed and published)
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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
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Title | VÁCLAV 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. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
Credit line | Given by Zdenek Kavan |
Production | Attribution note: Print run unknown Reason For Production: Commission |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.21-1991 |
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Record created | January 25, 2006 |
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