"Brisez le cadre qi etouf limage"
Scope and Contents
Jorn intentionally used misspellings in his posters. The grammatically correct spelling would have been:
brisez le cadre qui étouffe l'image
English translation: "break the frame which smothers the pictures" or "break the frame that stifles the image"
Dates
- Creation: 1968 May-approximately June
Creator
- From the Collection: Wolinski, 1934-2015 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jorn, Asger, 1914-1973 (Person)
- From the Collection: Imprimerie Clot, Bramsen et Georges (Organization)
- From the Collection: Montfort, Michael (Person)
- From the Collection: Johns Hopkins University (Collector, Organization)
Language of Materials
The text materials in this collection were produced in French. Only some materials have been translated into English and noted in the finding aid.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.49 Cubic Feet (1 half letter size document box, 1 flat box (15 x 11.5 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (21 x 17 x 1.5 inches), 22 posters)
Physical Description
Approximately 12.5 x 19.5“
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu