Let us hope together. Let us change together. Independent candidates supported by The Group for Social Dialogue.
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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'Lets hope together. Lets change together' is the headline of this campaign poster disseminated during the 1990 elections - the first democratic elections in Romania following the overthrow of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in December 1989. It portrays well-known members of the local intelligentsia who came forward as independent candidates for the Romanian Senate: Octavian Paler, Sorin Dumitrescu, Alexandru Pesamosca, Ascanio Damian, Petru Cretia, and Ioan Marchis. Text on the poster indicates that the Group for Social Dialogue (GDS) supports the candidates pictured. The GDS is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1990, which intervenes in Romanian political life through its weekly magazine 'Revista 22'. The mission of the GDS is promoting democratic and social values. At the bottom of the poster is a quote from Plato "Only the ones who do not love power, must be close to it."
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph in black and blue printed on paper with blue felt tip pen additions |
| Brief description | Election poster, Romania c. 1990. |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Credit line | Given by the National Museum of Art, Romania |
| Summary | 'Lets hope together. Lets change together' is the headline of this campaign poster disseminated during the 1990 elections - the first democratic elections in Romania following the overthrow of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in December 1989. It portrays well-known members of the local intelligentsia who came forward as independent candidates for the Romanian Senate: Octavian Paler, Sorin Dumitrescu, Alexandru Pesamosca, Ascanio Damian, Petru Cretia, and Ioan Marchis. Text on the poster indicates that the Group for Social Dialogue (GDS) supports the candidates pictured. The GDS is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1990, which intervenes in Romanian political life through its weekly magazine 'Revista 22'. The mission of the GDS is promoting democratic and social values. At the bottom of the poster is a quote from Plato "Only the ones who do not love power, must be close to it." |
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| Accession number | E.2382-1991 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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