Original Vintage Atoms For Peace Astrodynamics General Dynamics Poster In Russian
This Poster Is From First Series Number 3 Which Is Lined Backed And Has Some Creasing On The Edges, There Is A Tear Towards The Top Right Corner & there Is A Small Piece Of The Corner Missing, Also A Small Bit Along The Edge. Poster Condition Is Very Good Overall.
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Note Due To The Posters Being Linen Backed You Can Have Them Professionally
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Item Is Available To
International Buyers Through The Global Shipping Programme, You Can Contact Me
For Price To Have The Item Shipped To Your Country Or You Could Even Come And
Collect The Item.
The First Series, For The
Conference Of 1955 Was Composed Of 6 Posters In 6 Languages English, French
Russian, German, Japanese And Hindi
The Second Series Of Atoms
For Peace Printed In 1956, Erik Nitsche Translated The Slogan Into 5 Languages
Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian And German.
‘Atoms For Peace’ In Russian. The ‘Astrodynamics’ Poster, Which Illustrates Ballistic Research And Rockets Being Put Into Orbit. Plate Signed Towards The Bottom Right Corner By Its Artist ERIKE NITSCHE, And Printed By R. MARSENS, LAUSANNE. Printed In Switzerland circa 1955.
Dimensions
Height: 128cm (50.3 Inches)
Width: 90.4cm (35.5 Inches)
Brief History Of The Poster
On December 8,
1953, President Eisenhower Announced To The World The Threats And Promises Of The
Nuclear Age. “My Country’s Purpose,” He Said, “Is To Help Us Move Out Of The Dark
Chamber Of Horrors Into The Light, To Find A Way By Which The Minds Of Men, The
Hopes Of Men, The Souls Of Men Everywhere, Can Move Forward Towards Peace And Happiness
And Well-Being.” This Was The “Atoms For Peace” Speech, And An Approach Taken Up
By General Dynamics CEO John Jay Hopkins In 1955.
General
Dynamics Built The First Vehicles And Products Powered By Nuclear Energy, And Wanted
To Upgrade Its Image And Emphasize Peaceful Applications Of Its Capabilities.
The Rollout Of Its Comprehensive New Advertising Platform, “Atoms for Peace,” Was
Unveiled At The Atomic Energy Conference In Geneva In 1955. With Much Of Its
Work Secret, An Exhibit Of Actual Hardware Was Out Of The Question; General
Dynamics Found A Swiss Graphic Designer Erik Nitsche To Express Its Achievements
And Goals In Graphic Terms.
In A Stroke Of
Real Genius, With Great Attention To Detail He Specialized In The Domain
Of Technology, Preferring Simple, Elegant, Geometrical And Colored Forms. Each Poster Has A Different Subject,
And Was Printed In A Different Language, Addressed To People In Myriad Nations Around
The Globe – Pairing Each Language With A Challenge, And An Atomic Solution, In A
Way That Was Poetically Appropriate For The Language.
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Poster Will Be Sent Out In A Cardboard Postal Tube
THIS ATOMS OF PEACE POSTER IS 100% GENUINE, AND IS VERY GOOD CONDITION.
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