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1918–1928: official poster celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia

Alphonse Mucha1928

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1918–1928: official poster celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia
Colour lithograph, 1928

In this poster Mucha depicted the nation as a young woman in a ceremonial robe with a headdress decorated with the emblems of the ethnic regions constituting Czechoslovakia: Bohemia (the lion), Moravia (the chequered eagle), Slovakia (the cross), Silesia (the eagle with the clover stalk) and Ruthenia (the bear). Here she is being crowned with a garland of flowers by a spiritual being behind her representing the Allies in the World War I who supported the nation’s independence.

Details

  • Title: 1918–1928: official poster celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia
  • Creator: Alphonse Mucha
  • Date Created: 1928
  • Rights: Mucha Foundation

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