Miss, you don't have to lie to us any more!
Poster
1989 (designed and printed)
1989 (designed and printed)
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Most schools in Prague had participated in the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia by suppoting the general strike on the 27th of November 1989. This poster captures the joy of both pupils and teachers at the prospect of education without censorship or constraint following the fall of the communist regime.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph in blue and red printed on paper |
| Brief description | Poster issued in support of Civic Forum designed, published and printed in former Czechoslovakia, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster issued in support of Civic Forum and reproduced from a screenprint. The design is a schematic negative image of four schoolchildren, two with raised hands addressing their teacher in joy at Czechoslovakia's liberation from communist oppression, as a result of the Velvet Revolution. The design also features the artist's imitation of the Civic Forum logo. |
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| Credit line | Given by Zdenek Kavan |
| Production | Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Summary | Most schools in Prague had participated in the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia by suppoting the general strike on the 27th of November 1989. This poster captures the joy of both pupils and teachers at the prospect of education without censorship or constraint following the fall of the communist regime. Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Accession number | E.14-1991 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2006 |
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