1940
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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Red background. A blue framed window opens to reveal a dark sky and red star with hammer and sickle on it. Very simple and graphic.
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Title | 1940 (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph. |
Brief description | Gunars Lusis; '1940'; Latvia; 1990 |
Physical description | Red background. A blue framed window opens to reveal a dark sky and red star with hammer and sickle on it. Very simple and graphic. |
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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 |
Historical context | In 1940 the USSR invaded Latvia (the red star and dark sky allude to this). |
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Accession number | E.2852-2007 |
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Record created | July 31, 2009 |
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