Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
W. Z. Graf (printers (people))
Lenica, Jan (artist)
Place of origin
Kraków (made)

Pictorial. Surreal and naive image of a crowned figure standing on a hillside: within his cloak there are two silhouetted heads with open mouths. Beneath the crown a pink shape, almost a question mark, replaces the head.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the opera Dzien Krolowania, [King for a Day], composed by Donizetti
Physical description
Pictorial. Surreal and naive image of a crowned figure standing on a hillside: within his cloak there are two silhouetted heads with open mouths. Beneath the crown a pink shape, almost a question mark, replaces the head.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 66.6cm
  • Poster width: 97cm
Object history
Given by Krysztof Dydo of the Poster Gallery in Krakow following his visit to the Power of the Poster exhibition at the V&A, April 1998. Associated Production: Dzien Krolowania, King for a Day. Composer: Giuseppe Verdi.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.892-1997

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1170911/poster-lenica-jan/
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