Name/Title
La Pologne, Paradis des pecheurs (Poland Invites You to a Fisherman's Guide)Entry/Object ID
2008.95Description
A travel poster advertising for Poland showing a bearded man wearing a black hat with fishing lures in the brim presenting a large fish in his arms and text at the top.Artwork Details
Medium
Offset lithographSubject Place
Country
PolandContinent
EuropeContext
This poster was one of over 300 designed by Gorka and is promoting fishing tourism in Poland. Gorka also designed book and magazine covers, as well as commercial logos and prints. Gorka moved to Mexico in 1970, where he taught drawing and poster design until the mid-1990’s and received awards for his contribution to the graphic arts of Mexico. Gorka’s most famous work is the design for Bob Fosse’s 1973 film Cabaret.Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul University, gift of Martin RosenbergEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
PolandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
verso TLTranscription
11 11ACMaterial/Technique
red pigmentType
InscriptionLocation
verso BRTranscription
Polish StampMaterial/Technique
InkNotes
4 x 5 in.Type
InscriptionLocation
TCTranscription
“La POLOGNE”Translation
PolandType
InscriptionLocation
TCTranscription
Paradis Des Pecheurs!Translation
Fisherman's ParadiseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
posters, information artifacts, information forms (objects)Hierarchy Name
Information Forms (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)Facet
Objects FacetLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Travel posters, Posters, Fishing industryDimensions
Dimension Description
sheetWidth
26-1/2 inLength
38-1/2 inDimension Description
LinenWidth
26-1/2 inLength
41-1/2 in