Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.121
Object Name
Poster
Title
festa do avante
Place
[ Spain ]
Date
1976-1990
Description
A yellow and blue poster advertising the Avante! Festival held in the Jamor Valley, Portugal from the 8th to the 10th September. The poster features abstract shapes in yellow, blue, and red with white text that gives details of the festival at the top and blue text with the festival name and the hammer and sickle emblem. The Avante! Festival (Portuguese: Festa do Avante!) is an annual cultural festival held during the first weekend of September. It was started in 1976 by the Portuguese Communist Party and is named after the party's official newspaper, Avante! This poster was likely made for one of the festivals between 1976 and 1990. Condition: the poster has a large tear down the left side.
