Václav Havel - Guarantee of Free Elections
Poster
1989 (designed and printed)
1989 (designed and printed)
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Václav Havel was a key figure in the 'Velvet Revolution' that ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia and a founder of the opposition movement Civic Forum. His charismatic personality and leadership made him a focus of the country's hopes for a democratic future and his image inspired widespread loyalty. He was selected as president of Czechoslovakia by parliament in December 1989 and was re-elected as president by the Federal Assembly after the free elections in June 1990. In this poster Havel is presented in a suit as a statesman. Earlier posters had portrayed him as a world-worn but visionary dissident.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
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| Materials and techniques | Offset photolithograph in black, blue and red printed on paper |
| Brief description | Presidential election poster for Václav Havel, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster promoting Václav Havel's (successful) candidacy for the office of President of Czechoslovakia. Printed in blue tones, it features a formal photographic portrait image with diagonal bands of white, red and blue, the Czech national colours, across the top left corner. Havel is wearing a jacket, white shirt and tie bearing a Santa Claus motif. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Production | Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Summary | Václav Havel was a key figure in the 'Velvet Revolution' that ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia and a founder of the opposition movement Civic Forum. His charismatic personality and leadership made him a focus of the country's hopes for a democratic future and his image inspired widespread loyalty. He was selected as president of Czechoslovakia by parliament in December 1989 and was re-elected as president by the Federal Assembly after the free elections in June 1990. In this poster Havel is presented in a suit as a statesman. Earlier posters had portrayed him as a world-worn but visionary dissident. Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Accession number | E.23-1991 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2006 |
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