November 17, 1989 - National Street in Prague.
Poster
1989 (printed and published)
1989 (printed and published)
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The photograph reproduced on this poster documents the student demonstration in Prague on the 17th of November 1989. This non-violent protest challanged the authorities who responded brutally. It initiated the events which culminated in the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist regime.
The student demonstration began with a meeting in the Albertov district of Prague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nazi persecution of Czechoslovak students who had held mass protests during the burial of Jan Opletal (a Czech student from the medical faculty of the Charles University who was shot during demonstrations against theGerman occupation of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1939). The Albertov student meeting continued with a ‘march for democracy’ to the centre of Prague. On the way towards National Street the student demonstration was joined by other, mainly young, people demanding freedom and democracy.
This arial view shows the beginning of the confrontation between ‘White Helmets’ (as the special troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs were known) and protestors as they approached a road blockade preventing access to Wenceslas Square.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
The student demonstration began with a meeting in the Albertov district of Prague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nazi persecution of Czechoslovak students who had held mass protests during the burial of Jan Opletal (a Czech student from the medical faculty of the Charles University who was shot during demonstrations against theGerman occupation of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1939). The Albertov student meeting continued with a ‘march for democracy’ to the centre of Prague. On the way towards National Street the student demonstration was joined by other, mainly young, people demanding freedom and democracy.
This arial view shows the beginning of the confrontation between ‘White Helmets’ (as the special troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs were known) and protestors as they approached a road blockade preventing access to Wenceslas Square.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph printed on paper |
| Brief description | Poster presenting an aerial view photograph of the road blockaded by riot police during the demonstration on 17 November, 1989, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster reproducing a photograph of the confrontation between riot police and the protestors marching down Národní Avenue towards Wenceslas Square in the demonstration of 17 November 1989. Viewed from above, the image shows a line of riot police in white helmets standing in front of road block barriers backed up by armoured vehicles. On the far side of the road, demonstrators have begun to run away from the aggressive control of the riot police. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Zdenek Kavan |
| Production | Photographed in Národní Avenue, Prague, Czechoslovakia on 17 November 1989 Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia Attribution note: size of print run unknown |
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| Summary | The photograph reproduced on this poster documents the student demonstration in Prague on the 17th of November 1989. This non-violent protest challanged the authorities who responded brutally. It initiated the events which culminated in the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist regime. The student demonstration began with a meeting in the Albertov district of Prague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nazi persecution of Czechoslovak students who had held mass protests during the burial of Jan Opletal (a Czech student from the medical faculty of the Charles University who was shot during demonstrations against theGerman occupation of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1939). The Albertov student meeting continued with a ‘march for democracy’ to the centre of Prague. On the way towards National Street the student demonstration was joined by other, mainly young, people demanding freedom and democracy. This arial view shows the beginning of the confrontation between ‘White Helmets’ (as the special troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs were known) and protestors as they approached a road blockade preventing access to Wenceslas Square. Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Accession number | E.30-1991 |
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