Ion Ratiu
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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This is a caricature of the Romanian politician Ion Ratiu (1917-2000), a key personality in the Romanian political landscape after the 1989 revolution. He was one of the candidates for the presidential elections in 1990, standing for The National Peasants'-Christian Democrat Party (PNT-CD). A lawyer, journalist, philanthropist, writer and businessman, Ion Ratiu started his career in 1940 as chancellor at the Romanian Legation in London. He received political asylum in England after the communists came in power in Romania and remained in London until 1989 when he returned home to take an active part in social and political life. He was Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies in the Romanian Parliament in 1990 and Vice-president in 1996. The poster's designer is Horatiu Malaele, an important Romanian cultural personality - actor, theater director, writer and cartoonist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph in black and pink printed on paper |
| Brief description | Poster showing a caricature of Ion Rattiu by Horatiu Malaele, published by Satrul Poster, Romania 1990. RF 92/540 |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Credit line | Given by the National Museum of Art, Romania |
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| Summary | This is a caricature of the Romanian politician Ion Ratiu (1917-2000), a key personality in the Romanian political landscape after the 1989 revolution. He was one of the candidates for the presidential elections in 1990, standing for The National Peasants'-Christian Democrat Party (PNT-CD). A lawyer, journalist, philanthropist, writer and businessman, Ion Ratiu started his career in 1940 as chancellor at the Romanian Legation in London. He received political asylum in England after the communists came in power in Romania and remained in London until 1989 when he returned home to take an active part in social and political life. He was Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies in the Romanian Parliament in 1990 and Vice-president in 1996. The poster's designer is Horatiu Malaele, an important Romanian cultural personality - actor, theater director, writer and cartoonist. |
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| Accession number | E.2393-1991 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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