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546 Ongevallen per jaar

Poster
1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Platen-Commissie Secretariat (issued by)
Druk L. Van Leer & Co. (printer)
Lavies, Jan (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (printed)

This Dutch poster is reporting the number of injuries that occur in the workplace. Its subtext is to admonish people to exercise caution to avoid injury.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
Title546 Ongevallen per jaar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Paper
Ink
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Dutch poster "546 Ongevallen per jaar" by Jan Lavies. Netherlands, 1940.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 68cm
  • Width: 49cm
Marks and inscriptions
(translated from the Dutch)
Translation
No. 102 546 Accidents per year. [signed] Jan Lavies Published by the 'Platen-Commissie', Secretariat Apollolaan 15, Amsterdam 1940/ 1500 [printed by] Druk L. Van Leer & Co. N.V. Amsterdam
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
War
Propaganda
Accidents
World War II
Place depicted
Netherlands
Summary
This Dutch poster is reporting the number of injuries that occur in the workplace. Its subtext is to admonish people to exercise caution to avoid injury.
Other number
LS.575 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.161-2004

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Record createdMarch 9, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110072/546-ongevallen-per-jaar-poster-lavies-jan/
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