Kads Darbs - Tada Alga
Poster
1987 (designed and printed)
1987 (designed and printed)
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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.''
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Title | Kads 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.'' |
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Credit line | Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007 |
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Accession number | E.2848-2007 |
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Record created | July 31, 2009 |
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