Description: Welcome! Original vintage poster in english language: "WATERSPORTS IN SLOVAKIA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA" Designed by: Milan Vesely (1939-2015), most likely around late 1960s or 1970s Printed in: issued by Committee of Slovak National Government for Tourism in Publishing House Sport, Bratislava, printed by Polygraficke Zavody, enterprise 01, Bratislava Total measurements: approx. 91,5x64,5cm Condition report: poster was stored rolled, shows tears and creasing alongside margins and in corners Historical context: Milan Vesely (December 1, 1939, Bratislava - September 25, 2015, Bratislava) since studying applied graphics at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava (1954 – 1958) has been active in many areas of art culture, creating in the entire breadth of graphic design - from book and poster creation, up to the creation of visual identity and television graphics.He excelled above all in the field of exhibitions, which he devoted himself to from the beginning of his career, initially in the form of partial realizations for representative international exhibitions, gradually developing into a creator of complex expositions.He was an independent creative personality and, apart from a short stint at Reklamny podniku Praha, he was self-employed after finishing his studies, starting his own business in 1990.Milan Vesely received important awards for his book work. The covers of Jules Verne's books for the Mlade Leta publishing house are probably the most well-known to the public.He cooperated with all major publishing houses - Tatran, Pallas, Vydavatelstvo SAV, Smena, Slovensky Spisovatel, for which he edited hundreds of fiction and professional publications.Among his exhibition realizations, the most important are foreign exhibitions and expositions, among others, participation in the realization of exhibition graphics and typographic solutions for the World Exhibitions in Brussels, Montreal and Osaka, as well as foreign exhibitions realized by the company Incheba, traveling exhibitions about M.R. Stefanik for France and other traveling exhibitions dedicated to Slovakia in the USA, Israel, Germany or Poland. He designed creative solutions for several editions of the Bratislava Illustration Biennale, was the leading graphic artist for Agrokomplex exhibitions and expositions (1982 – 1988) and created creative solutions for five editions of the Trencín City of Fashion exhibition. For the Astorka Korzo'90 theater, he created the visual style and dozens of posters for performances between 1990 and 2004 (SME). Shipping and handling details: all items are shipped as a registered shipments with tracking number and insurance on purchase price. We ship worldwide from European union. All associated import taxes, customs and any kind of import fees are buyers responsibility. If you have any questions about offered items or anything else, feel free to ask us, you will be very welcome!Delivery time is usually within max. 2 weeks worldwide from date of shipping - most of shipments arrives in this period of time.
Price: 215.2 USD
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
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Artist: Milan Vesely
Type: Poster
Size: Large
Signed: No
Theme: Continents & Countries, Holidays, People, Sports, Travel & Transportation
Material: Gloss Paper
Features: Travel Poster
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Czechoslovakia