1958 The Poles Herbert Danska International Geophysical Year IGY
Date: 1958
Artist: Danska, Herbert
Size (in): 48.5” x 34”
Size (cm): 123.2 x 86.4
Condition: A-
Linen backed: Yes
This vintage original poster is one in a series of six created by African-American artist Hebert Danska in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) scientific program that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. For this poster, The Poles, Danska utilizes elements of photomontage and even inserts a quote by Edgar Allan Poe. Other posters in this series addressed geophysical and climate topics including Earth, The Oceans, Weather and Climate, Sun and Earth, and Space.
Information on the Eisenhower Presidential Library website describes the Cold War era IGY program as follows:
From July 1957 to December 1958 an international cooperative scientific program was conducted to study the earth and its environment. This program was called the International Geophysical Year. More than 70 countries participated in the project which led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, the theory of plate tectonics, exploration of outer space, construction of earth satellites, and increased research in the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. IGY was sponsored by the International Council of Scientific Unions and involved nearly 30,000 scientists. In a radio and television address on June 30, 1957, President Eisenhower expressed his belief that "the most important result of the International Geophysical Year is that demonstration of the ability of peoples of all nations to work together harmoniously for the common good. I hope this can become common practice in other fields of human endeavor."
This vintage original poster has been professionally backed to linen with minor touchup as needed including repair to a single pinhole on each corner and the at top and bottom center edges. The poster otherwise showed just minor handling wear prior to linen backing. Overall condition is very good.
