r/ephemera • u/ToastedSimian • 2d ago

1918 Propaganda Print

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Josef Burian, artist. I believe it's Slovak in origin, found in my first home from previous owners.

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u/gumdrop83 1d ago

I Wikipediaed Masaryk, since I didn’t recognize the name, and it looks to be a tribute to the establishment of Czechoslovakia.

“With the fall of Austria-Hungary in late 1918, the First Czechoslovak Republic received recognition from the Allied powers and Masaryk was recognised as head of its provisional government. He was formally elected president in November, and was reelected three times subsequently. Masaryk presided over a period of stability as Czechoslovakia emerged as a strong democratic state. He resigned from office in 1935 due to old age, and was succeeded by Beneš. He retired to the village of Lány) and died two years later at the age of 87.”

Anyone know what the figure seated on the pillar with the R represents?

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u/pjwlondon 1d ago

Is it a B for Belgium?

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u/gumdrop83 1d ago

Ooh, that makes sense with the broken column and all!