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HAVEL NA HRAD

Poster
1989 (Designed), 1989 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This photograph presents Václav Havel as a man of the people. Following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government, he was elected President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989. A former author, playwright and anti-communist dissident, he was independent of any particular ideology and acted solely according to the moral dictates of his own conscience.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHAVEL NA HRAD (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph, black printing ink on paper
Brief description
Presidential election poster for Václav Havel, published and printed in former Czechoslovakia, 1989.
Physical description
Poster promoting Václav Havel's candidacy for the office of President of Czechoslovakia. The legend HAVEL NA HRAD is printed in large capital letters below a photographic portrait image of Havel, in three quarters profile, who is smiling and casually dressed.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 41.9cm
  • Maximum width: 59.9cm
size of sheet
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
HAVEL NA HRAD (This is the slogan of the poster.)
Translation
Havel to the Castle
Production
Designed, published and printed in former Czechoslovakia
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Summary
This photograph presents Václav Havel as a man of the people. Following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government, he was elected President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989. A former author, playwright and anti-communist dissident, he was independent of any particular ideology and acted solely according to the moral dictates of his own conscience.
Collection
Accession number
E.22-1991

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Record createdFebruary 8, 2006
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