Travel Card Poster for a postwar Polish film
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 38.250 inches (97.155 cm) | Width: 24.375 inches (61.913 cm)
Archival History
The film poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Scope and Content
Poster advertising the Polish film, Travel Card, from 1984. The film was based on the novel, “Mr. Theodore Mudstock” by Ladislav Fuks, in which a middle-aged Jewish man, Jakub Rosenberg, prepares himself to be deported to a concentration camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Poster on paper that depicts an invisible man dressed in a fedora and coat. The coat’s left breast has an invisible Star of David patch. The coat slouches on the edge of a suitcase giving the impression that the invisible man is sitting there, as the bottom of the coat flutters in a breeze. The corners of the suitcase have reinforcements and the front has 3 labels. There is Polish text along the bottom.
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Drama.
- Concentration camps--Poland--Drama.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Object
- Posters