Offset Lithograph Soviet Era Propaganda Poster After Gorgorkov Victor Ivanovich

Item Details

After Gorgorkov Victor Ivanovich (Russian; 1906-1974)
No!
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right

An offset lithograph post WWII Soviet propaganda poster with the headline ‘No!’. The work was commissioned in response to the alarming rate of alcohol consumption during the early Cold War era, and predates Nancy Reagan’s ‘Just Say No!’ anti-drug slogan by decades. Publishing information in Cyrillic to the bottom margin reads: ‘Moscow Contact Culture Publishing House. Gorvokov Victor Ivanovich. ’No!’ Poster, Moscow 1954 reprint edition.’ The poster is presented in a metal frame under glass with a wire to the verso for hanging.

Gorgorkov Victor Ivanovich was a Russian born artist and a member of USSR Union of Artists. He worked as a political graphic designer on topics ranging from fighting alcoholism to domestic politics.

Condition

- scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 14.75" W x 23" H.

Item #

18BAL110-073