Name/Title
Celestyna [Theater poster]Entry/Object ID
2008.90Description
Theater poster for "Celestyna" showing a sketch of a man and woman from the waist down in fancy 18th or 19th century dress. Above this sketch, 3 smaller sketches sit horizontally: a cloaked man, a woman with a key, and a bearded man respectively. The text is written on a thin blue section at the bottom of the poster.
Theater poster.Context
This poster is advertising a production of Celestyna, an mid 15th century spanish play that follows the actions of the madam of a brothel and a local nobleman. This poster was made in the context of the later years of the communist led Polish People’s Republic. Under this rule, opportunity for artistic expression was intensely limited, and creating advertisements such as this offered a way for Polish artists of this period to do just that, create. Therefore, posters like this tended to be more artistically complex and creative then their purpose necessitated.Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul University, gift of Martin RosenbergMade/Created
Artist
Jerzy Waldemar Marszalek,Date made
1978Notes
There is some doubt about the cited artist of this work, Waldemar Jerzy Marszałek. Marszałek was born in 1960, but this poster was apparently created in 1978, meaning Marszałek would have been only 18 at the time. It is unlikely that Marszałek would have been commissioned by the Teatr Dramatyczny w Wałbrzychu at such a young age, especially considering he did not graduate from his higher education program at The Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk until 1985.Ethnography
Cultural Region
Country
PolandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
verso BLTranscription
[two polish stamps]Material/Technique
InkType
InscriptionLocation
BCTranscription
“Fernando de Royas”; “Celestyna”; “Teatr Dramatyczny w Wałbrzychu”Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Poster, TheaterNomenclature 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
Posters, Theater postersDimensions
Dimension Description
sheetWidth
23 inLength
32-5/8 in