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Kads Darbs - Tada Alga

Poster
1987 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Dimiters, Juris (Artist)
Place of origin
Latvia (designed and printed)

Surreal imagery. The head of a man is replaced with a derelict brown building block, wearing a suit and tie, and a medal which mirrors the appearance of the building. Phillip Granville describes it as 'Destructor decorated for destruction. A hero of destruction, based on the Latvian proverb 'the salary depends on the work.''


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleKads Darbs - Tada Alga (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset colour lithograph
Brief description
Juris Dimiters; 'Kads Darbs - Tada Alga'; Latvia; 1987
Physical description
Surreal imagery. The head of a man is replaced with a derelict brown building block, wearing a suit and tie, and a medal which mirrors the appearance of the building. Phillip Granville describes it as 'Destructor decorated for destruction. A hero of destruction, based on the Latvian proverb 'the salary depends on the work.''
Dimensions
  • Height: 89.5cm
  • Width: 59cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • KADS DARBS - TADA ALGA (Main text above image. Printed in dark blue.)
  • Makslinieks. Juris Dimiters / Maksl. red. V. Ivanovs. Tehn. red. D. Pastare (Small text on bottom far left. Printed in dark blue.)
  • Dimiters, Juris (Signature of artist. Bottom left, scribbled onto dark blue suit.)
  • C(copyright) "Avots", 1987 / 5101010000 - 208 / D___175.87 / M803(11) - 87 (Small text on bottom left. Printed in dark blue.)
  • RIGA "AVOTS" 1987 (Small text, bottom centre. Printed in dark blue.)
  • Izdevn. No 208/Ua - 1747. 08.05.86. JT 00555. Formats 60 X 90. Ofseta papirs 120g/m2. Ofsetspiedums. 2 uzsk. iespiedl. ; / 6 uzsk. kr. nov. Metiens 9724 eks. Pasut. No.202975. Cena 15 kap. lespiests Rigas Paraugtipografija, 226004 Riga, Vieni - bas gatve 11. (Small text on bottom right. Printed in dark blue.)
  • (Small text in Russian characters. Needs to be added to 'Content' box. Bottom right.)
Credit line
Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007
Subject depicted
Latvian Proverb: 'The Salary Depends on the Work'.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2848-2007

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Record createdJuly 31, 2009
Record URL
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