Czechoslovakia Land of Dream and Enterprise

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Czechoslovakia
Land of Dream and Enterprise

Object Type

1765 Book design

Buch mit Buchumschlag (englisch)
Heisler, Josef B./Mellon, J. E.: Czechoslovakia - Land of Dream and Enterprise

Artist

Heartfield, John (19. Juni 1891–26. April 1968)

Date

1945 ?

Place of Origin

Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, London

Materials and Techniques

Buchdruck, Festeinband, geprägt (goldfarben), gedruckt (mehrfarbig) [Buchumschlag]

Support

Papier, Karton, Gewebe (blau)

Dimensions

22,3 x 14,8 x 1,6 cm

Person / Institution

30 Heisler, Josef B.

GND

(7. Juli 1911–XX.XX.1982) (Autor/in)

19 Mellon, J. E.

GND

(Autor/in)

1 Steed, Henry Wickham

GND

(XX.XX.1871–31. Januar 1956) (Bezugsperson)

660 Lindsay Drummond Ltd.

GND

(Verlag)

Comment

Vorwort von Wickham Steed

Mitherausgeber ist das "Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Information"

"Typography and cover design by John Heartfield"

Iconclass

7 tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment

101 city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

18 lake

70 skyscraper

28 names of cities and villages (with NAME) Prag

7 names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (with NAME) St. Veits-Dom

19 arch, archivolt ~ architecture

43 exterior ~ representation of a building

31 forest, wood

62 mountains

Key Words

Tschechoslowakei

MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS

Vorsatz, handgeschrieben, Tinte (schwarz)
"To Tutti / with all best times wishes[...]"

Object Number

JH 2802

Provenance

Nachlass John Heartfield

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URL

https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2919627