V. zlot sokolstwa polskiego w Krakowie 16. i 17. lipca 1910--Czuwaj! / Jan Styka. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with V. zlot sokolstwa polskiego w Krakowie 16. i 17. lipca 1910--Czuwaj! / Jan Styka., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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V. zlot sokolstwa polskiego w Krakowie 16. i 17. lipca 1910--Czuwaj! / Jan Styka.
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The poster announces the fifth national rally of the Polish Falcons (Sokół) in Kraków on July 16 and 17, 1910, and it carries the rally's watchword, "Czuwaj!" ("Stay watchful"). Its central image of armored knights and a ceremonial knighting draws on the Polish past to make a patriotic point. Kraków was then in Austrian-ruled Galicia, and Poland did not exist as an independent state, so gatherings like this carried national meaning. The painting is by Jan Styka, and the chromolithograph was printed in Kraków by K. Kranikowski's lithography firm.
| Created / published | Kraków : Artyst. Litogr. K. Kranikowski, 1910. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 109 x 74 cm. |
| Genre | Posters Polish 1910.Chromolithographs Color 1910. |
| Notes | Title translated: The Fifth Field Meet of the Polish Falcons in Cracow on the 16th and 17th of July, 1910. Przerys. Fr. Zieliński. Promotional goal: Poland. F33. K21. 1910. |
| Subjects | Knights--Poland--1910. Knighting--Poland--1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,820 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220637 |
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