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November 17, 1989 - National Street in Prague.

Poster
1989 (photographed), 1989 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • November 17, 1989 - National Street in Prague. (generic title)
  • Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph printed on paper
Brief description
Poster presenting the enlarged detail of a head injury, taken from a photograph of riot police restraining a demonstrator, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia, 1989.
Physical description
Poster publicising police violence against people participating in street demonstrations through an image reproduced from an enlarged photograph showing two riot police wearing white helmets and carrying batons. They are manhandling an injured man who shows evidence of a head injury.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 42.0cm
  • Maximum width: 30.1cm
size of sheet
Credit line
Given by Zdenek Kavan
Production
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Subjects depicted
Summary
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Collection
Accession number
E.29-1991

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2006
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