OF - Civic Forum - Room For All
Poster
1989 (designed and printed), 1989 (published)
1989 (designed and printed), 1989 (published)
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Civic Forum was the Czech opposition movement leading the dialogue with the governing communist power. It was founded at the Prague non-conformist theatre ‘Cinoherni klub’ on the evening of the 19th of November 1989, two days after Ministry of Interior Affairs special troops made a brutal strike against a non-violent student demonstration on National Street in Prague. It became the main instrument of the 'Velvet Revolution'.
The Civic Forum founders were dramatist and writer Václav Havel, Catholic priest Václav Malý, actor Petr Cepek, Charter 77 spokesman Alexander Vondra, scriptwriter Jirí Križan translator and writer Michael Žantovský (currently the Czech ambassador in London) who became the Civic Forum press officer. Civic Forum unified independent Czech democratic initiatives
The message of this poster is that Civic Forum seeks to embrace and unite all shades of political opinion in the fight against the communist regime.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
The Civic Forum founders were dramatist and writer Václav Havel, Catholic priest Václav Malý, actor Petr Cepek, Charter 77 spokesman Alexander Vondra, scriptwriter Jirí Križan translator and writer Michael Žantovský (currently the Czech ambassador in London) who became the Civic Forum press officer. Civic Forum unified independent Czech democratic initiatives
The message of this poster is that Civic Forum seeks to embrace and unite all shades of political opinion in the fight against the communist regime.
Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mixed media print in red and blue on paper |
| Brief description | Poster "Prostor Pro Vsechny", designed by J. Fiala, printed and published in the Czech Republic, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster comprising mutiple repetitions of the Civic Forum name and initials printed in blue, many embellished with additional features, such as a heart or smiley face, printed in red. Poster signed and dated in the plate. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by William Barker |
| Production | Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Summary | Civic Forum was the Czech opposition movement leading the dialogue with the governing communist power. It was founded at the Prague non-conformist theatre ‘Cinoherni klub’ on the evening of the 19th of November 1989, two days after Ministry of Interior Affairs special troops made a brutal strike against a non-violent student demonstration on National Street in Prague. It became the main instrument of the 'Velvet Revolution'. The Civic Forum founders were dramatist and writer Václav Havel, Catholic priest Václav Malý, actor Petr Cepek, Charter 77 spokesman Alexander Vondra, scriptwriter Jirí Križan translator and writer Michael Žantovský (currently the Czech ambassador in London) who became the Civic Forum press officer. Civic Forum unified independent Czech democratic initiatives The message of this poster is that Civic Forum seeks to embrace and unite all shades of political opinion in the fight against the communist regime. Designed, printed and published in former Czechoslovakia |
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| Accession number | E.119-1991 |
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| Record created | July 26, 2006 |
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