Children performing physical exercises in front of the open balcony of a house, looking out over a town; advertising the health benefits of exercise for children in France as promoted by the Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports. Colour lithograph after J. Jacquelin, 194-.
- Jacquelin, Jean, 1905-1989.
- Date:
- [between 1940 and 1949]
- Reference:
- 5159i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports was founded in 1941 by the Vichy government of Maréchal Petain and his Secretary of State for Education and Youth (the historian of ancient Rome J. Carcopino) in pursuit of Petain's aim of a "renaissance physique et morale de la jeunesse française"
Publication/Creation
[Paris?] : Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports, [between 1940 and 1949] (Paris : Imp. Bedos & Cie.)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 102 x 80.2 cm
Lettering
Une fenêtre ouverte sur la vie. Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports. J. Jacquelin.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 5159i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores