HAVEL NA HRAD
Poster
1989 (Designed), 1989 (Printed and published)
1989 (Designed), 1989 (Printed and published)
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This photograph presents Václav Havel as a man of the people. Following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government, he was elected President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989. A former author, playwright and anti-communist dissident, he was independent of any particular ideology and acted solely according to the moral dictates of his own conscience.
Object details
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| Title | HAVEL NA HRAD (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph, black printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Presidential election poster for Václav Havel, published and printed in former Czechoslovakia, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster promoting Václav Havel's candidacy for the office of President of Czechoslovakia. The legend HAVEL NA HRAD is printed in large capital letters below a photographic portrait image of Havel, in three quarters profile, who is smiling and casually dressed. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | HAVEL NA HRAD Note This is the slogan of the poster. Translation Havel to the Castle |
| Production | Designed, published and printed in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Summary | This photograph presents Václav Havel as a man of the people. Following the Velvet Revolution and the fall of the communist government, he was elected President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989. A former author, playwright and anti-communist dissident, he was independent of any particular ideology and acted solely according to the moral dictates of his own conscience. |
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| Accession number | E.22-1991 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2006 |
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