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Books. The Sources of Knowledge. Citizens Look After The Libraries.

Poster
ca. 1920-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: Soviet poster issued by the Division of the National Commissariat of Enlightenment, dealing with museums and the preservation of artistic and ancient monuments, Moscow, Mertviy Per [Corner] 9.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBooks. The Sources of Knowledge. Citizens Look After The Libraries.
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Citizens Look After The Libraries. Russian poster, ca. 1920s.
Physical description
General Description: Soviet poster issued by the Division of the National Commissariat of Enlightenment, dealing with museums and the preservation of artistic and ancient monuments, Moscow, Mertviy Per [Corner] 9.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.7cm
  • Width: 50.2cm
76.7 x 50.2 cm
Collection
Accession number
E.1275-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
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