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Civic Forum - OF. Drop everything and come to vote! 7

Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was designed by cartoonist Vladimír Rencín to support Civic Forum. Civic Forum had the number 7 on the list of political parties taking part in the June 1990 election that followed the ‘Velvet Revolution’ – the first democratic election in Czechoslovakia since 1946. Two men march in celebration of the revolution. They are on their way to vote. The younger man makes a ‘V’ for victory sign. The older man is carrying the Czechoslovak national flag.

Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Civic Forum - OF. Drop everything and come to vote! 7 (generic title)
  • Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Offset colour lithograph printed on paper
Brief description
Poster by Vladimir Rencin promoting Obcanske Forum (Civic Forum), Czechoslovakia, ca 1989. RF 92/567
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.1cm
  • Width: 41.5cm
Credit line
Given by Jennifer Blain
Production
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Summary
This poster was designed by cartoonist Vladimír Rencín to support Civic Forum. Civic Forum had the number 7 on the list of political parties taking part in the June 1990 election that followed the ‘Velvet Revolution’ – the first democratic election in Czechoslovakia since 1946. Two men march in celebration of the revolution. They are on their way to vote. The younger man makes a ‘V’ for victory sign. The older man is carrying the Czechoslovak national flag.

Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Collection
Accession number
E.2441-1991

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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