Name/Title
Beshears: CalendarEntry/Object ID
2022.40.95Scope and Content
A Wall Calendar put out by car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW). The monthly scenes are from the Munich painter, Mac Zimmermann. Each specific month and days of the week are written English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The explanation of the paintings are written in English, French, and German. A picture of a different model of VW is displayed on the bottom page of each month.Context
The title page is the Temple of Athene in Lindos, the painter's vision of the classical Mediterranean landscape.
January - A famed "Beefeater" clad in costume from the middle ages. - Volkswagen Bus
February - A women in costume at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Volkswagen "Beetle"
March - The skyline of Dallas, Texas with a cowboy in the foreground. - Volkswagen Camping Car
April - A church in Bavaria, Germany with a girl in costume at the front. - Volkswagen 1500
May - The "big stones" of Brittany, France with a young lady in a lace headdress. -
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible.
June - A native of Lapland, Sweden beside a tent. - Volkswagen Commercial vehicle
July - Two young maidens girls in Japanese costumes standing in front of Mount Fuji -
Volkswagen "Beetle" convertible.
August - A Canadian "Mountie" in full uniform. - Volkswagen "Beetle"
September - An African woman fetching water in an earthenware container. -
Volkswagen Pick-up or Kombi
October - An Australian man standing in front of a windmill and water tower.
Volkswagen "Beetle" with a moon roof flap
November - A lacemaker in Brussels, Belgium sitting in front of a castle. - Volkswagen station wagon
December - Two women wrapped up in furs riding in a sleigh in the mountains -
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
The last page contains a biography of Mac ZimmermannLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CalendarNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Notes
10½" x 13"Dimension Notes
14½" x 18"
