Health is Wealth
Poster
1953 (dated)
1953 (dated)
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'Health is Wealth', poster for the United Nations World Health Organization. The design features the half-length figure of a man in shadow, with his hands held out before him, shown as larger in proportion showing their close proximity to the viewer. His hands are cupped and holding cereal seeds, such as wheat, which spill and fall. The composition is entirely in blue and olive, with black areas. Above this image is the message, 'Health is Wealth', in red letters, and below the figure, 'United Nations', and in a larger font, 'World Health Organization'.
Object details
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Title | Health is Wealth (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | 'Health is Wealth', poster designed by Abram Games, for the United Nations World Health Organization, Switzerland (Geneva), 1953 |
Physical description | 'Health is Wealth', poster for the United Nations World Health Organization. The design features the half-length figure of a man in shadow, with his hands held out before him, shown as larger in proportion showing their close proximity to the viewer. His hands are cupped and holding cereal seeds, such as wheat, which spill and fall. The composition is entirely in blue and olive, with black areas. Above this image is the message, 'Health is Wealth', in red letters, and below the figure, 'United Nations', and in a larger font, 'World Health Organization'. |
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Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
Production | Dated in pencil verso |
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Other number | LS.2069 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.892-2004 |
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Record created | July 14, 2006 |
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