Issues and Causes
Poster
1994 (printed)
1994 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
This poster advertises the showing of the exhibition Issues and Causes at Brno in the Czech Republic in 1994. The exhibition was originally held at the AIGA in New York. Humour plays a significant part in the creative work of Seymour Chwast (born 1931), who was a founder-member of the Push Pin Studios in New York. Here the Statue of Liberty (personifying the United States) rides to the rescue. It refers to Chwast’s opportune late offer to design a poster for Brno’s Biennale of 1994. Chwast was a selector for the Issues and Causes exhibition in New York.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Issues and Causes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint |
| Brief description | Poster by Seymour Chwast, 'Issues and Causes', advertising the XVI International Biennale of Graphic Design, held in the Galerie Moravska, Brno, colour screenprint, 1994 |
| Physical description | Poster depicting the Statue of Liberty riding a red motorcycle whilst holding a placard. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ISSUES / AND CAUSES / AIGA NEW YORK / 16 BIENALE BRNO 1994 / MORAVSKA GALERIE / BRNO 15.6-25.9 / 1994' |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This poster advertises the showing of the exhibition Issues and Causes at Brno in the Czech Republic in 1994. The exhibition was originally held at the AIGA in New York. Humour plays a significant part in the creative work of Seymour Chwast (born 1931), who was a founder-member of the Push Pin Studios in New York. Here the Statue of Liberty (personifying the United States) rides to the rescue. It refers to Chwast’s opportune late offer to design a poster for Brno’s Biennale of 1994. Chwast was a selector for the Issues and Causes exhibition in New York. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.189-1997 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2003 |
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