Title

God Save the Sarajevo

Author

Trio Sarajevo

Document Type

Postcard (Back)

Production

Fabrika

Printed by

Muller Sarajevo

Preview

Creation Date

1993

Collection

TRIO Sarajevo

Caption

"God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols; Design & Illustr. Jaime Reed [sic. Reid]; Redesigned by TRIO Sarajevo; Production FABRIKA; Printed by Muller Sarajevo"

Description

Design group Trio Sarajevo (husband and wife Bojan and Dalida (Durakovic) Hadzihalilovic and collaborator Leila Mulabegovic Hatt), formed in 1985, was part of the Sarajevo generation which was raised on the punk culture and pop-art movements. Trio Sarajevo opted to remain in Sarajevo during the war in Bosnia, continuing to earn a living as commercial designers. This postcard redesigns the iconic Sex Pistols image for its single “God Save the Queen” created by English artist Jamie Reid based on a Cecil Beaton photograph of Queen Elizabeth II.

Notes

A note at the bottom of the postcard reads: “This document has been created in war circumstances. (No paper, no inks, no electricity, no water. Just good will.).”

Language

English

Size

14.5 x 9.5 cm

Condition

Unused

Image Size

1.42 MB

Image Format

Image/JPEG (converted from TIFF)

Printer Number

Postcard is numbered “002.”

Date Issued

1993

Date Digitized

2021

Object Type

Postcard

Digital Publisher

Center for Bosnian Studies

City

St. Louis, MO

Repository

Fontbonne University Archives & Special Collections

Copyright

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