Wenceslas Square Prague, November 1989
Poster
1989 (designed and printed)
1989 (designed and printed)
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The scenes in this poster encapsulate the early days of the 'Velvet Revolution', which toppled the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. St. Wenceslas, patron saint of Bohemia, has always been the symbol of the Czech state and the protector of the nation, and his monument is the traditional rallying point for protestors and martyrs in times of crisis and oppression, and for events of national importance. It was here that the students and actors publicised their strike action, the start of the Velvet Revolution, on 18 November 1989.
Posters put up secretly at night were initially torn down by the police, but they soon became too numerous to deal with and were left on display. Many of them were individual expressions of support made by hand by ordinary people.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Posters put up secretly at night were initially torn down by the police, but they soon became too numerous to deal with and were left on display. Many of them were individual expressions of support made by hand by ordinary people.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph printed on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, Czechoslovakia, ca 1989. RF 90/1331 |
| Physical description | Poster reproducing eight colour photographs showing views of Wenceslas Square in Prague, including the National Museum, the Svobodné Slovo building, and the Wenceslas monument, during the Velvet Revolution. |
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| Credit line | Given by William Barker |
| Historical context | The scenes in this poster encapsulate the early days of the Velvet Revolution, which toppled the communist régime. St. Wenceslas, patron saint of Bohemia, has always been the symbol of the Czech state and the protector of the nation, and his monument is the traditional rallying point for protestors and martyrs in times of crisis and oppression, and for events of national importance. It was here that the students and actors publicised their strike action, the start of the Velvet Revolution, on 18 November 1989. |
| Production | Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Summary | The scenes in this poster encapsulate the early days of the 'Velvet Revolution', which toppled the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. St. Wenceslas, patron saint of Bohemia, has always been the symbol of the Czech state and the protector of the nation, and his monument is the traditional rallying point for protestors and martyrs in times of crisis and oppression, and for events of national importance. It was here that the students and actors publicised their strike action, the start of the Velvet Revolution, on 18 November 1989. Posters put up secretly at night were initially torn down by the police, but they soon became too numerous to deal with and were left on display. Many of them were individual expressions of support made by hand by ordinary people. Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Accession number | E.117-1991 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2006 |
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